I Hope That Something Better Comes Along (from the _Muppet Movie_)
I HOPE THAT SOMTHING BETTER COMES ALONG
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ROWLF: Evenin'. You look like you could use a drink.
KERMIT: Yeah, I'd like a grasshopper please.
ROWLF: Hey, can we have a grasshopper for the frog.
KERMIT: Ah, that's Kermit. Kermit the frog.
ROWLF: Oh, Rowlf. Rowlf the dog. Pleased to meet you. (some fancy
piano-playing) I'm no Heifetz, but I get by. Lemme guess,
broken heart, right?
KERMIT: Does it show?
ROWLF: Listen, when you've been tickling the ivories for as long as
I have, you've seen a broken heart for every drop of rain, a
shattered dream for every falling star.
KERMIT: Exactly. She just walked out on me.
ROWLF: Yeah, typical. That's why I live alone.
KERMIT: You do, huh?
ROWLF: You bet. I finish work, I go home, read a book, have a coupla
beers, take myself for a walk and go to bed.
KERMIT: Nice and simple.
ROWLF: Stay away from women, that's my motto.
KERMIT: But I can't!
ROWLF: Neither can I. That's my trouble.
You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em
There's something irresistible-ish about 'em
We grin and bear it 'cause the nights are long
I hope that something better comes along
KERMIT: (I see what you mean.)
It's no good complaining, and pointless to holler
ROWLF: If she's a beauty she'll get under your collar
KERMIT: She made a monkey out of old King Kong
BOTH: I hope that something better comes along
ROWLF: Oh, but what could be better than a saucy Irish Setter
When puppy love comes on strong
Or a collie that's classy - a laddie needs a Lassie
A lover and wife gives you a new leash on life
KERMIT: (uh, was that "a new *leash* on life"?)
ROWLF: (oh yeah. Sorry about that. 2, 3, 4...)
KERMIT: I don't mean to scare you, my friend, but I betcha
Come Fathers' Day the litter bug's gonna getcha
ROWLF: The urge is righteous but the face is wrong
BOTH: I hope that something better comes along
KERMIT: Still, it's fun when you're fetchin', and agree to see an etching
That you keep at your lilly pad
There is no solution, it's part of evolution
ROWLF: The pitter-patter of soles, the little feet of tadpoles
KERMIT: (uh, Rowlf, tadpoles don't have feet)
ROWLF: (oh, sorry about that. 2, 3, 4...)
KERMIT: There's no limitation to mixin' and matchin'
ROWLF: Some get an itchin' for a critter they've been scratchin'
A skunk was badgered the results were strong
BOTH: I hope that something better
I hope that something better
I hope that something better comes along
ROWLF: (not often do you see a guy that green got the blues that bad)
- as sung by Kermit and Rowlf in
*The Muppet Movie*
