(Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em) [3]
(Helpless) I am so into you
(Helpless) I do, I do, I do
(Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit) I am so into you
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit) [2]
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
All I have is my honor, a tolerance for pain
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
And I got nervous, thinking, what's she gonna do? (Ooh)
And I'm tryin' not to cry, 'cause there's nothing that your mind can't do (ooh)
And you turn back to me smiling
As long as I'm alive, Eliza, swear to god you'll never feel so
Boy, you got me helpless
But then he shakes your hand and says, "Be true" (ooh)
But, I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
Down for the count (yeah), and I'm drownin' in 'em
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em (down for a count, and I'm-)
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em (whoo!)
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em [1]
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em [2]
Eliza (helpless) (I do, I do, I do)
Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my name
Elizabeth Schuyler, it's a pleasure to meet you
Everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume
Grab a sister and whisper, "Yo, this one's mine" (ooh)
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
Helpless
Helpless (I look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit, I'm)
Helpless (that boy is mine, that boy is mine, ooh)
Helpless (yo, my life is gon' be fine 'cause Eliza's in it)
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
I never felt so (helpless)
I panic for a second, thinking we're through (ooh)
I'll leave you to it
I'm about to change your life
I'm down for the count, and I'm drownin' in em
I'm dying inside as you wine and dine
I'm helpless (helpless)
I'm helpless (helpless) (whoo)
I'm helpless (I know) [2]
I'm helpless [1]
I'm helpless [2]
I'm helpless [3]
I'm helpless, I know [1]
I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him (ha)
I've been livin' without a family since I was a child
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
In New York, you can be a new man (helpless)
In New York, you can be a new man [1]
In New York, you can be a new man [2]
Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
Laughin' at my sister 'cause she wants to form a harem
Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room
Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit [1]
Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit [3]
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buck wild
My father makes his way across the room to you (ooh)
My father's stone-faced while you ask him for his blessin'
My sister made her way across the room to you (ooh)
No stress, my love for you was never in doubt
Now my life gets better every letter that you write me
Oh, look at those eyes, oh (look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
One week later, I'm writin' a letter nightly
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me
Schuyler? (My sister)
She grabs you by the arm, I'm thinking I'm through (ooh)
Thank you for all your service
Then by all means, lead the way
Then you look back at me, and suddenly
Then you walked in, and my heart went "boom"
Tryin' to catch your eye from side of the ballroom
Two weeks later, in the living room stressin'
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out
Where are you taking me?
Yeah, yeah