Tim Rice - One Jump Ahead (Original Broadway Cast) lyrics

[ALADDIN] Gotta keep One jump ahead of the breadline One swing ahead of the sword I steal only what I can't afford And that's everything One jump ahead of the lawmen That's all and that's no joke These guys don't appreciate I'm broke [GUARDS] Riffraff Street rat Scoundrel Take that! [ALADDIN] Just a little snack, guys [GUARDS] Rip him open, take it back, guys [ALADDIN] I can take a hint, gotta face the facts I could use a friend or two [ALL] True [LADIES] Oh, it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom He's become a one man rise in crime I'd blame parents, except he hasn't got 'em [ALADDIN] Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat Tell you all about it when I got the time One jump ahead of the slowpokes One skip ahead of my doom Next time gonna use a nom de plume One jump ahead of the hitmen One hit ahead of the flock I think I'll take a stroll around the block [TRADERS] Stop, thief Vandal Outrage Scandal [ALADDIN] Let's not be too hasty [WOMAN] Still I think he's rather tasty [ALADDIN] Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat Otherwise we'd get along [ALL] Wrong [ALADDIN] One jump ahead of the hoofbeats [GUARDS] Vandal [ALADDIN] One hop ahead of the hump [GUARDS] Street rat [ALADDIN] One trick ahead of disaster [GUARDS] Scoundrel [ALADDIN] They're quick, but I'm much faster [GUARDS] Take that [ALADDIN] Here goes, better throw my hand in Wish me happy landin' all I gotta do is jump [GUARDS] Don't let him get away [ALADDIN] (spoken): Sometimes it's just way too easy