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 it.   Watch my daddy in bed a-dying   Watch his hair bin turning grey Yeah     He's been working and slavin' his life away oh yes I know it     Yeah…..  He's been working 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.. 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        You'll be dead before your time is due I know it.   Watch my daddy in bed a-dying       Watch his hair bin a turning grey  yeah He's been working and slavin' his life a-way I know he's bin working so hard Yeah.. I been workin' too baby yeah    Every day baby           whoooaaa.  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 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.   Be-lieve me baby..    I know it baby    you know it too                   

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un désir profond d’échapper à une vie morne et difficile. Le narrateur exprime son inquiétude pour sa jeune compagne, conscient que leur existence actuelle est chargée de souffrances et de sacrifices, tout en observant son père souffrant et travaillant dur sans relâche. Il ressent le besoin urgent de quitter cet endroit où le temps semble leur être compté, espérant un avenir meilleur pour eux deux. L'atmosphère peut sembler désespérée, mais il y a aussi une lueur d'espoir. Le protagoniste croit fermement qu'il existe un monde différent, prometteur, loin des épreuves qui les accablent. Ce désir d'évasion face à la banalité et à la souffrance est un thème universel, résonnant avec ceux qui aspirent à un changement.