Alexander Hamilton - Anthem Lights

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a

Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten

Spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor

Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?

The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father

Got a lot FARTHER by working a lot HARDER

By being a lot smarter

By being a self-starter

By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter

And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted

Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up

Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of

The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter

Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned

Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain

Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain

And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain

Well, the word got around, they said, «This kid is insane, man»

Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland

«Get your education, don’t forget from whence you came, and

The world’s gonna know your name.

What’s your name, man?»

Alexander Hamilton

My name is Alexander Hamilton

And there’s a million things I haven’t done

Just you wait, just you wait…

Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)

We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you)

You could never back down

You never learned to take your time!

Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)

When America sings for you

Will they know what you overcame?

Will they know you rewrote the game?

The world will never be the same, oh

The ship is in the harbor now

See if you can spot him

(Just you wait)

Another immigrant

Comin' up from the bottom

His enemies destroyed his rep

America forgot him

There’s a million things I haven’t done

But just you wait!

What’s your name, man?

Alexander Hamilton!