nickie there s gotta be something better than this there s gotta be something better to do and when i find me something better to do i m gonna get up i m gonna get out i m gonna get up get out and do it there s gotta be some respectable trade there s gotta be something easy to learn and if i find me something a half wit can learn i m gonna get up i m gonna get out i m gonna get up get out and learn it all these jokers how i hate them with their groping helene grabbing nickie clutching helene clenching nickie strangling helene handling nickie fumbling nickie helene pinching there s gotta be some life cleaner than this there s gotta be some good reason to live and when i find me some kind of life i can live i m gonna get up i m gonna get out i m gonna get up get out and live it right nickie i got it i got it i m gonna be a receptionist in one of those glass office buildings lehman brothers no no no seagrams nine to five i m gonna have my own typewriter and water coolers and office parties ooooh and coffee breaks wow then i sit on my desk on the forty first floor in my copy of a copy of a copy of dior i ll receive big tycoons and i ll point to a chair i ll say honey while you re waiting how would you like to put it down over there all yeah there s gotta be something better than this there s gotta be something better to do and when i find me something better to do i m gonna get up i m gonna get out i m gonna get up get out and do it helene me too me too i m gonna get out of here and go right to the top i m gonna be a hat check girl at sardi s east and i ll have me one of them fine little black numbers you know cut up to here and down to there and all those hats coming in derbys homburgs ooooh and that cute little checked number with that skinny brim and a feather take your hat sir take your coat sir take your vest sir take your pants take your socks sir take your shoes sir i can hold them while you dance take your eyes sir take your ears sir take and see if you are free howzabout if after hours i ll take you and you ll take me charity me too i m gonna get out too nickie but baby what can you do charity i don t know just get me out of here and i ll figure out later there s gotta be some life cleaner than this there s gotta be some good reason to live all and when i find me some kind of life i can live i m gonna get up i m gonna get out i m gonna get up get out and live it la la la la la la etc and when i find me some kind of life i can live i m gonna get up i m gonna get up i m gonna get up get out and live live it 