Stay aliveStay aliveI have never seen the General so despondent
I have taken over writing all his correspondence
Congress writes, "George, attack the British forces"
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses
Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpenceThe cavalry's not comingBut, sirAlex, listen
There's only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage, outrightThat's rightDon't engage, strike by night
Remain relentless 'til their troops take flightMake it impossible to justify the cost of the fightOutrunOutrunOutlastOutlastHit 'em quick, get out fastChick-a-plaoStay alive 'til this horror show is past
We're gonna fly a lot of flags half-mastRaise a glassI go back to New York and my apprenticeshipI ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a shipI stay at work with Hamilton
We write essays against slavery
And every day's a test of our camaraderie
And braveryWe cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And ev'ry day
Sir, entrust me with a command
And ev'ry dayNoHe dismisses me out of handInstead of me (stay alive)
He promotes
Charles Lee
Makes him second-in-commandI'm a General
WheeYeah
He's not the choice I would have gone withHe shits the bed at the Battle of MonmouthEv'ryone attackRetreatAttackRetreatWhat are you doing, Lee?
Get back on your feetBut there's so many of themI'm sorry, is this not your speed?
HamiltonReady, sir
Have Lafayette take the leadYes, sirA thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heatAs we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeatCharles Lee was left behind
Without a pot to piss in
He started sayin' this to anybody who would listenWashington cannot be left alone to his devices
Indecisive, from crisis to crisis
The best thing he can do for the revolution
Is turn n' go back to plantin' tobacco in Mount VernonOohDon't do a thing
History will prove him wrongBut, sirWe have a war to fight, let's move alongStrong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to itI can't disobey direct ordersThen I'll do it
Alexander, you're the closest friend I've gotLaurens, do not throw away your shot
