British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water (Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor)
When they surround our troops, they surround our troops
When they surround our troops
As a kid in the Caribbean, I wished for a war
I knew that I was poor, I knew it was the only way to rise up
If they tell my story, I am either going to die on the battlefield in glory or
Rise up, I will fight for this land
But there's only one man who can give us a command so we can
Rise up, Understand? It's the only way to rise up, rise up
Here he comes
I am not throwing away my shot, I am not throwing away my shot
Ayo, I'm just like my country, I'm young scrappy and hungry and I am not throwing away my shot
I'ma get a scholarship to King's College
I probably shouldn't brag but dag, I amaze and astonish
The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish
I gotta holler just to be heard with every word, I drop knowledge
I know the action in the street is exciting but Jesus
Between all the bleeding and fighting I've been reading and writing
We need to handle our financial situation
Are we a nation of states? What's the state of our nation?
I'm past patiently waiting, I'm passionately smashing every expectation, every action's an act of creation
I'm laughing in the face of casualties and sorrow
For the first time, I'm thinking past tomorrow, and I am
Lafayette!
I'm taking this horse by the reigns, making red coats redder with blood stains (Lafayette!)
And I'm never gonna stop until I make 'em drop burn 'em up and scatter their remains I'm (Lafayette!)
Watch me engaging 'em, escaping 'em, enraging 'em I (Lafayette!)
Go to France for more funds (Lafayette!)
I come back with more guns (Alexander Hamilton)
Troops are waiting in the field for you
If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide
Oh, Alexander Hamilton
I have soldiers that will yield for you
If we manage to get this right
They'll surrender by early light
The world will never be the same, Alexander
Let me tell you what I wish I'd known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control, who lives, who dies, who tells your story
I know that we can win
I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in
History has its eyes on you (woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh)
Woah-oh-oh, yeah
History has its eyes on you
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
But you don't get to win unless you play in the game
Oh, you get love for it, you get hate for it
You get nothing if you wait for it, wait for it, wait!
God, help and forgive me
I wanna build something that's gonna outlive me
What do you want, Burr? What do you want, Burr?
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what will you fall for?
I wanna be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens
I wanna be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens
The art of the compromise
Hold your nose and close your eyes
We want our leaders to save the day
But we don't get a say in what they trade away
We dream of a brand new start
But we dream in the dark for the most part
Dark is the tomb where it happens, I've got to be in the room, in the room
You say
The price of my love's not a price you're willing to pay
You cry
In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by
Why so sad?
Remember, we made an arrangement when you went away
Now you're making me mad
Remember, despite our estrangement, I'm your man
You'll be back, soon you'll see
You'll remember you belong to me
You'll be back, time will tell
You'll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall
We have seen each other through it all
And when push comes to shove
I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love
Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-dai-a-da
Da-da-da-da-dai-a-da
In New York, you can be a new man (Just you wait)
In New York, you can be a new man (Just you wait)
In New York, you can be a new man (Just you wait)
In New York (New York)
Just you wait
Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
We are waiting in the wings for you
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time
Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
America sings for you
Will they know what you overcame?
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same
What's your name, man? (Oh, oh, oh)
Alexander Hamilton