Mena Massoud - One Jump Ahead Lyrics

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



Riff raff!

Street rat!

Scoundrel!

Take that!

Try a different tac', guys



Rip him open

'Round the back lines

I can take a hint, gotta face the facts

Could really use a friend or two (huh?)



Oh, it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom

He's become a one-man rise in crime

I'd blame parents, 'cept 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 hitmen

One hit ahead of the flock

I think I'll take a stroll around the block



Stop, thief!

Vandal!

Abu!

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 hoofbeats

One hop ahead of the hump

One trick ahead of disaster

They're quick, but I'm much faster

Here goes

Better throw my hand in, wish me happy landin'

All I gotta do is jump!