Top Songs By Brad Kane
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brad Kane
Vocals
David Alan Friedman
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Menken
Composer
Tim Rice
Lyrics
Danny Troob
Orchestrator
David Alan Friedman
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Menken
Producer
Bruce Botnick
Recording Engineer
Tim Rice
Producer
Josh Gabriel
Mastering Engineer
Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett
Editing Engineer
Michael Farrow
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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?)
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
Stop, thief, vandal, outrage, scoundrel
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)
[Verse 3]
One jump ahead of the hoofbeats (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
Written by: Alan Menken, Tim Rice