[JIM]
I wake up each day and wonder what for
It seems to me there must be something more
Something more than stacks of dishes
And washing this old floor
If I had my pick of wishes
I'd wish me out that door

'Cause I'm hungry for adventure
And I'm fed up with this grind
If I don't have some excitement soon
I'm gonna lose my mind
I want a life that's filled with thrills both wild and free
There's gotta be something better,something better
There's gotta be something better than this for me

I look around here and I want to cry

[RIZZO, spoken]
Ah, me too

[JIM]
I feel like the whole world is passing me by

[GONZO, spoken]
It is
[JIM]
And I just can't help but wonder
Am I doomed to wash and dry
And is it a curse I'm under
To do it 'til I die

[GONZO, spoken]
I hope not

[RIZZO, spoken]
Yeah

[JIM]
When I could be an explorer

[GONZO]
(spoken)
Sure, you could
[JIM]
Setting off to distant lands

[RIZZO, spoken]
What, not so fast

[JIM]
Instead of spending every afternoon
Just getting dishpan hands?
My future looks like nowhere that I long to be
[ALL THREE]
There's gotta be something better,something better

[JIM]
There's gotta be something better than this for me

[GONZO, spoken]
Well, now you're talking. Yeah

(sung)
If it's weird and wild let's go and find it
HAHAHAHA
The crazier, the better is what I say

[RIZZO, spoken]
Yeah, that's true
(sung)
To tell the truth, I really wouldn't mind it

[GONZO, spoken]
Mind what?

[RIZZO]
If we found some place with ten square meals a day

[JIM and GONZO]
Let danger call my name
[RIZZO]
If It does, I'm gonna hide

[JIM]
I'll put my courage to the test

[GONZO]
And I'll be by your side

[RIZZO]
He'll be by your side

[JIM]
There's gotta be something better than this

[GONZO and RIZZO]
Something more than this to see

[JIM]
I know there's so much I have to see
And I know this life I'm living can't be my destiny

[ALL THREE]
There's gotta be something better,something better

[JIM]
There's gotta be something better than this for me

[GONZO, spoken]
And me!

[RIZZO, spoken]
Wait a minute, what about me?

[ALL THREE]
There's gotta be something better than this for you and me