Listening to Alexander Hamilton
HOW DOES A bastard,orphan,son ofawhoreandascotsman,dropped inthemiddleofaforgottensPOTinthecaribbeanbyprovidenceimpoverishedinSQUAlor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar
the ten-dollar foundingfatherwithoutafather
Got a lot fartherbyworkingalot harder
By beingalotsmarter
By beingaself-starter
ByfourtEEN they placedhiminchargeofatradingchart-er
and everyday while slaves were being slaughteredandcartedawayyya-crossthewaves he struggled and kept his guard up
inside he was longing for something to be a part ofÂ
the brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow or barter
thenahurricancame and devastation ra-inedthemANsawhisfuture drip-drippindownthedrain
put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
and he wrote his firstrefrain
weLLthewordgotaroundtheysaidTHISKIDISINSANEMANtoOKUPACOLLECTIONjustsendhimtothemainland
getchyoureducationdo-on’tforgetfromwhenceyoucame
ANDTHEWORLD’SGONNAKNOWYOURNAME
mynameisalexanderhamilton
and there’s a million things i haven’t done
whenhewasten his father splitfullofitdebtridden
two years later see alex and his mother bedriddenhALFDEAD
sittinintheirownsick the scent thick
andalexgotbetterbuthismotherwentquicK
moved in with a cousinthecousincomittedsuicIDE
left him withnothingbutruinedpride
a voice saying ALEXYOUGOTTAFENDFORYOURSELF
he started retreatingandreadingeverytreatisedowntheshelf
THERE WOULDABEENNOTHINLEFTFORSOMEONELESSAST-UTE
HEWOULDABENNDEADORDESTITUTEWITHOUTACENTOFRESTITUTIONSTARTEDWORKING
CLERKING FOR HIS LATE MOTHER’S LANDLORD
TRADING SUGARCANEANDRUMANDALLTHETHINGSHECAN’TAFFORD
SCAMMING FOR EVERY BOOKHECANGETHISHANDSON
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE SEE HIM NOWASHESTANDSonthebowofashipHEADINFORANEWLAND
IN NEW YORK YOU CAN BE A NEW MAN
innewyorkyoucanJUSTYOUWAITinnewyorkyoucanJUSTYOUWAIT
inNEWYORK NEWYORK JUSTYOUWAAAAIIIT
ALEXANDERHAMILTONalexanderhamilton
WE ARE WAITING IN THE WINGS FOR YOU
waitininthewingsBUT YOU NEVER BACKED DOWN AND NEVER LEARNT TO TAKE YOUR
TiiiiIIIIiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiME
OoooooooooohALEXANDERHAMILTON
WHEN AMERICA SINGS FOR YOU
WILL THEY KNOW WHAT YOU OVERCAME
WILL THEY KNOW YOU REWROTE THE GAAAAAME
WILL NEEEEEEEVVVVVER BE THE SAAAAAAAAAME ooooOOOoooooh
ship is in the harbour now see if you can spot himJUSTYOUWAIT
another immigrant comin up from the bottomJUSTYOUWAIT
his enemies destroyed his rep america forGOT HIM
THERESAMILLIONTHINGSIHAVEN’TDoooOOOOooonebutjustyouwAAAAAAIIIIIIIT
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