One two
three four
five six
seven eight
nine
There are ten things
you need to know
Number one
We rowed across
the Hudson at dawn
My friend
William P. Van Ness
signed on as my
Number two
Hamilton arrived
with his crew
Nathaniel Pendleton
and a doctor
that he knew
Number three
I watched Hamilton
examine the terrain
I wish I could tell you
what was happening
in his brain
This man has poisoned
by political pursuits
Most disputes die
and no one shoots
Number four
Hamilton drew
first position
looking to the world
like a man on a mission
This is a soldier with
a marksman's ability
The doctor turned around
so he could
have deniability
Five
Now I didn't know
this at the time
but we were
Near the same
spot my son died
is that why
Six
He examined his gun
with such rigor
I watched as
he methodically
fiddled with the trigger
Seven
Confession time
here's what I got
My fellow soldiers
will tell you
I'm a terrible shot
Number eight
Your last chance
to negotiate
You send in your second
see if they can set
the record straight
They won't teach you
this in your classes
but look it up
Hamilton was wearing
his glasses
Why
If not to take deadly aim
It's him or me
the world will never
be the same
I had only one thought
before the slaughter
This man will not make
an orphan of my daughter
Number nine
Look him in the eye
aim no higher
Summon all the courage
you require
Then count
One two
three four
five six
seven eight
nine
Number ten
places
fire
I imagine death so much
it feels more like
a memory
Is this where it gets me
On my feet
several feet ahead of me
I see it coming
do I run
or fire my gun
or let it be
There is no beat
no melody
Burr
my first friend
my enemy
Maybe the last face
I ever see
If I throw away my shot
is this how you'll
remember me
What if this bullet
is my legacy
Legacy
What is a legacy
It's planting seeds
in a garden
you never get to see
I wrote some notes
at the beginning
of a song someone
will sing for me
America
you great
unfinished symphony
you sent for me
You let me make
a difference
a place where even
orphan immigrants
Can leave
their fingerprints
and rise up
I'm running out of time
I'm running and
my time's up
wise up
eyes up
I catch a glimpse
of the other side
Laurens leads
a soldier's chorus
on the other side
My son is on
the other side
he's with my mother
on the other side
Washington is watching
from the other side
Teach me how
to say goodbye
Rise up
rise up
rise up
Eliza
My love
take your time
I'll see you on
the other side
Raise a glass to freedom
He aims his pistol
at the sky
Wait
I strike him right
between his ribs
I walk towards him
but I am ushered away
They row him back
across the Hudson
I get a drink
I hear wailing
in the streets
Somebody tells me
you'd better hide
They say Angelica
and Eliza
Were both at his side
when he died
Death doesn't discriminate
between the sinners
and the saints
It takes
and it takes
and it takes
History obliterates
Every picture it paints
it paints me and
all my mistakes
When Alexander aimed
at the sky
He may have been
the first one to die
But I'm the one who
paid for it
I survived
but I paid for it
Now I'm the villain
in your history
I was too young
and blind to see
I should've known
I should've known
The world was wide enough
for both Hamilton
and me
The world was wide enough
for both Hamilton
and me