Hamilton Lyrics

One Last Time

Mister President, you asked to see meI know you're busyWhat do you need, sirSir
I wanna give you a word of warningSir, I don't know what you heard
But whatever it is, Jefferson started itThomas Jefferson resigned this morningYou're kiddingI need a favorWhatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for this behaviorShh, talk lessI'll use the press
I'll write under a pseudonym, you'll see what I can do to himI need you to draft an addressYes, he resigned, you can finally speak your mindNo, he's stepping down so he can run for PresidentHa, good luck defeating you, sirI'm stepping down, I'm not running for PresidentI'm sorry, whatOne last time
Relax, have a drink with me
One last time
Let's take a break tonight
And then we'll teach them how to say goodbye
To say goodbye
You and INo, sir, whyI wanna talk about neutralitySir, with Britain and France on the verge of war, is this the best timeI want to warn against partisan fightingButPick up a pen, start writing
I wanna talk about what I have learned
The hard won wisdom I have earnedAs far as the people are concerned
You have to serve, you could continue to serveNo, one last time
The people will hear from me
One last time
And if we get this right
We're gonna teach 'em how to say
Goodbye
You and IMister President, they will say you're weakNo, they will see we're strongYour position is so uniqueSo I'll use it to move them alongWhy do you have to say goodbyeIf I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on
It outlives me when I'm gone
Like the scripture says
Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree
And no one shall make them afraid
They'll be safe in the nation we've made
I wanna sit under my own vine and fig tree
A moment alone in the shade
At home in this nation we've made
One last timeOne last timeThough, in reviewing the incidents of my administration
I am unconscious of intentional error
I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects
Not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors
I shall also carry with meThe hope
That my country will
View them with indulgence
And that
After forty five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal
The faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion
As I myself must soon be to the mansions of rest
I anticipate with pleasing expectation that retreat
In which I promise myself to realize the sweet enjoyment of partaking
In the midst of my fellow citizens, the benign influence of good laws
Under a free government, the ever-favorite object of my heart
And the happy reward, as I trust
Of our mutual cares, labors, and dangersOne last timeGeorge Washington's going homeTeach 'em how to say goodbyeGeorge Washington's going homeYou and IGeorge Washington's going homeGoing homeGeorge Washington's going homeHistory has its eyes on youGeorge Washington's going homeWe're gonna teach 'em how to say goodbye (teach 'em how to say goodbye)Teach 'em howTo say goodbyeTo say goodbye (say goodbye)Say goodbye (say goodbye)One last time