We Gotta Get Out of This Place
composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (1965); performed by Eric
Burdon and The Animals [nb: title has also been represented as:
"We've Gotta Get Outta This Place"; it was an iconic anthem of
disassociation and liberation that was emblematic of the Vietnam
War, while having nothing to do with combat, and has since become
a thematic touchstone for many films and TV episodes evocative of
the era]
In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Watched his hair been turnin' grey
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
Oh yes I know it
Yeah! He's been workin' so hard
Yeah! I've been workin' too, baby
Yeah! Every night and day
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true, yeah
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
I know he's been workin' so hard
Yeah! I've been workin' too, baby
Yeah! Every day baby
Yeah! Whoa!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
Somewhere baby, somehow I know it
We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
Believe me baby
I know it baby
You know it too
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