"Should we honor our treaty, King Louis' head?"
"Uh, do whatever you want, I'm super dead!"
(Come on) (Let's go)
(Hamilton)
A game of chess, where France is Queen and Kingless
Alas, I admit it
And before he was your friend, he was mine
And do we provide aid and troops to our French allies
And he'd rather not have this debate
And revolution is messy, but now is the time to stand
And stand with them as they fought against oppressors
But sir, do we not fight for freedom?
Daddy's calling
Desperate to rise above his station
Did you forget Lafayette? (What?)
Enough, enough, Hamilton is right (Mr. President)
Everything he does betrays the ideals of our nation
Hamilton (sir) draft a statement of neutrality
Have you an ounce of regret?
He knows nothing of loyalty (nothing)
Hey, and if ya don't know, now ya know, Mr. President
I bet you were quite a lawyer
I know that Alexander Hamilton is here
I'll remind you that he is not Secretary of State
If we try to fight in every revolution in the world, we never stop
In return, they didn't ask for land
Lafayette's a smart man, he'll be fine
My defendants got acquitted
Of meddling in the middle of a military mess
Only a promise that we'd lend a hand
Or do we stay out of it?
Remember, my decision on this matter is not subject to Congressional approval
Secretary Hamilton, your response
Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir
Smells like new money, dresses like fake royalty
So quick-witted
Stand with our brothers as they fight against tyranny
Sure, when the French figure out who's gonna lead 'em
Thank you, Secretary Jefferson
The issue on the table, France is on the verge of war with England
The only person you have to convince is em
The people are leading
The people are rioting
The President is gonna bring the nation to the brink
There's a difference, frankly, it's a little disquieting
Uh. who provided those funds? (France)
We made a promise, we signed a treaty
We needed money and guns and half a chance
We signed a treaty with a King whose head is now in a basket
We're to fragile to start another fight
When we were on death's door, when we were needy
Where do we draw the line?
Would you like to take it out and ask it?
Yeah, well, someone oughta remind you (what?)
Yet in their hour of need, you forget
You accumulate debt, you accumulate power
You must be out of your God-damn mind if you think
You would let your ideals blind you to reality
You're nothing without Washington behind you