Song Lyrics

What'd I Miss- Hamilton

Burr & Madison
Jefferson & Ensemble
Hamilton & Washington

Seventeen
Se-se-seventeen
Se-se-seven teen
Seventeen Eighty-Nine

How does the bastard, orphan, immigrant, decorated warfaret Unite the colonies through more debt
Fight the other founding fathers 'til he has to forfeit
Have it all, lose it all
You ready for more yet?

Treasury secretary,
Washington's the president,
Every American Experiment sets a precedent
Not so fast, someone came along to resist 'im
Nobody told us we had a two party system

You haven't met him yet, you haven't had a chance
Cause he's been kicking ass
As the ambassador to France
But someone's gotta keep the American promise
You simply must meet Thomas
Thomas!

(Thomas Jefferson's coming home) [4x]
Thomas Jefferson's coming home
Lord, he's been off in Paris for so long

France is following us to revolution,
There is no more status quo
But the sun comes up
And the world still spins
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
Then I said I gotta go
I gotta be in Monticello
Now the work at home begins

So what'd I miss?
What'd I miss
Mm, Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss
*fakest kiss ever*
I've been in Paris, meeting lots of different ladies
I guess I basically missed the late eighties
I traveled the wide, wide world
And came back to this

There's a letter on my desk from the president
Haven't even put my bag down yet
Sally, be a Lamb darling, won't 'cha open it
It's says the president is asembling a cabient
And that I'm to be the secretary of state
Great!
And that I'm already Senate-approved
I just got home
And now I'm heading up to New York
(Heading to New York, Heading to New York!)

Looking at the rolling fields
I can't believe that we are free
Can't wait to face whatever's awaiting me in NYC
Well who's waiting for me when I step in the place
My friend, James Madison, red in the face
He grabs my arm and I respond
What's going on?

Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul
Can you get us out of the mess we're in?
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less than government control
I've been fighting for the South alone
Where have you been?
Uh, France?
We have to win

So what'd I miss?
What'd I miss?
Head first into a political abyss
(Head first into the abyss)
I've got my first cabinet meeting today
I guess I better think of something to say
I'm already on my way
To get to the bottom of this
(What did I miss, oh)

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Mr. Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton

[Everyone]
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home!
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long

So what'd I miss?

~•I do not own this song. This is one of my many favorite songs from the Broadway musical Hamilton•~

~•Thank you for wasting your time on me•~