Ah, Mr. Secretary!Mr. Burr, sirDid you hear the news about good old General Mercer?NoYou know Claremont street?YeahThey renamed it after him
The Mercer legacy is secureSureAnd all he had to do is dieAnd that's a lot less work!We ought to give it a tryHehAnd how you gonna get your debt plan through?I guess I'm gonna have to finally listen to you.Really?Talk less, smile moreHaha!Do whatever it takes to get my plan on the congress floorNow Madison and Jefferson are mercilessWell, hate the sin love the sinnerHamilton!I'm sorry Burr I gotta go
But decisions are happening over dinnerTwo Virginians and an immigrant walk into a roomDiametrically opposed
FoesThey emerge with a compromise
Having open doors that were previously closed
BrosThe immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power
A system he can shape however he wants
The Virginians emerge with the nation's capital
And here's the pièce de résistanceNo one else was in the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
No one else was in the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happenedNo one really knows how the game is played
The art of the trade
How the sausage gets made
We just assume that it happens
But no one else is in the room where it happensAlexander was on Washington's doorstep one day in distress and disarrayAlexander said, "I've nowhere else to turn"
And basically begged me to join the frayI approached Madison and said
"I know you hate him but let's hear what he has to say"Well, I arranged the meeting
I arranged the menu, the venue, the seatingBut
No one else was in the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
No one else was in the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happenedNo one really knows how the parties get to "Yes"
The pieces that are sacrificed in every game of chess
We just assume that it happens
But no else is in the room where it happensMadison is grappling with the fact
That not every issue can be settled by committeeCongress is fighting over where to put the capitalIt isn't pretty
Jefferson approaches with the dinner invite
Madison responds with Virginian insightMaybe we could solve one problem with another
And win a victory for the Southerners
In other wordsHo hoA quid pro quoI supposeWouldn't you like to work a little closer to home?Actually, I wouldWell, I propose the PotomacAnd you'll provide him his votes?Well, we'll see how it goesLet's goNo!...one else was in the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
No one else was in the room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happenedMy God, In God We Trust
But we never really know what got discussed
Click boom! Then it happened
But no one else was in the room where it happenedWhat did they say to you to get you to sell New York City down the riverDid Washington know about the dinner
Was there Presidential pressure to deliver?Or did you know even then it doesn't matter where you put the U.S. capital?Cause we'll have the banks, we're in the same spotYou got more than you gaveAnd I wanted what I got
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
But you don't get a win unless you play in the game
Oh, you get love for it
You get hate for it
But you get nothing if youGod help and forgive me
I wanna build something that's gonna outlive meWhat do you want Burr? (What do you want Burr?)
What do you want Burr? (What do you want Burr?)
If you stand for nothing then what'll you fall for? (What do you want Burr?)I, 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
I (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
I wanna be in (the room where it happens)
The room where it happensI (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
I wanna be in (the room where it happens)
The room where it happensI wanna be in the room where it happens (Oh)
The room where it happens
The room where it happens (I wanna be in the room)I wanna be in the room where it happens (I've got to be, I've got to be)
The room where it happens (Oh)
The room where it happens (That big old room, oh)The art of the compromiseHold your nose and close your eyesWe want our leaders to save the dayBut we don't get a say in what they trade awayWe dream of a brand new startBut we dream in the dark for the most partDark as a tomb where it happensI've got to be in the room (room where it happens)I gotta be (the room where it happens)
I gotta be (the room where it happens)
I've got to be in the room (the room where it happens)
I gotta be, I gotta be, gotta be (the room where it happens)
In the room (I wanna be in the room where it happens)Click, boom
