One Jump Ahead

Gotta keep one jump ahead of the breadline

One swing ahead of the sword

I steal only what I can't afford, 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

Riffraff, street rat, scoundrel, take that

Just a little snack, guys, rip him open, take it back, guys

I can take a hint, gotta face the facts

You're my only friend, Abu, who?

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

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 hit men, one hit ahead of the flock

I think I'll take a stroll around the block

Stop, thief, vandal, outrage, scandal

Let's not be too hasty, still, I think he's rather tasty

Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat

Otherwise we'd get along, wrong

One jump ahead of the hoof beats, vandal

One hop ahead of the hump, street rat

One trick ahead of disaster, scoundrel

They're quick, but I'm much faster, take that

Here goes, better throw my hand in wish me happy landing

All I gotta do is jump