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In this dirty old part of the city |
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Where the sun refused to shine |
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People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' |
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My girl, you're so young and pretty |
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And one thing I know is true |
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You'll be dead before your time is due |
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We gotta get out of this place |
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If it's the last thing that we ever do |
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We gotta get out of this place |
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'Cause, girl, there's a better life for me and you |
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My girl, you're so young and pretty |
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And one thing I know is true |
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You'll be dead before your time is due |
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See my daddy in bed a dyin' |
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See his hair been turnin' grey |
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He's been workin' and slavin' his life away |
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We gotta get out of this place |
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If it's the last thing that we ever do |
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We gotta get out of this place |
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'Cause, girl, there's a better life for me and you |
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In this dirty old part of the city |
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Where the sun refused to shine |
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People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' |
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We gotta get out of this place |
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If it's the last thing that we ever do |
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We gotta get out of this place |
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'Cause, girl, there's a better life for me and you |
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Better life for me and you, better life for me and you (x4) |