British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
32,000 troops in New York harbor
32,000 troops in New York harbor
When they surround our troops
They surround our troops [x2]
As a kid in the Caribbean, I wished for a war
I knew that I was poor. I knew it was the only way to--
RISE UP
If they tell my story, I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or--
RISE UP
I will fight for this land. But there's only one man who can give us a command so we can--
RISE UP
Understand? It's the only way to RISE UP. RISE UP.
Here he comes
(Here comes the General) Ladies and Gentlemen!
(Here comes the General) The moment you've been waiting for!
(Here comes the General) The pride of Mount Vernon! (Here comes the General)
George Washington!
We are Outgunned! (what) Outmanned! (what) Outnumbered, Outplanned!
We gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a Right Hand Man
Can I be real a second?
For just a millisecond?
Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
Now I'm the model of a modern Major General
The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all lining up--
To put me upon a pedestal
Writing letters to relatives embellishing my elegance and eloquence but--
The elephant is in the room. The truth is in your face when you hear the British cannons go--
BOOM
Any hope of success is fleeting. How can I keep leading when the people I'm leading keep retreating?
We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn. Knight takes Rook, but look--
We are Outgunned! (what) Outmanned! (what) Outnumbered, Outplanned!
We gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a Right Hand Man
INCOMING
They're battering down the Battery, check the damages
We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages
Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Hamilton won't abandon ship, yo--
Let's steal their cannons
(shh-Boom) Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and...
(Boom) Goes the cannon, we're abandoning Kips Bay, and...
(Boom) There's another ship, and (Boom) just lost the Southern tip, and...
(Boom) We gotta run to Harlem quick, we can't afford another slip
Guns and horses giddyup
I decide to divvy up my forces, they're skittish as the British cut the city up
This close to giving up. Facing mad scrutiny. I scream in the face of this mass mutiny!
Are these the men with which I am to defend America?
We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance
I cannot be everywhere at once, people!
I'm in dire need of assistance
I am not throwing away my shot [x2]
Ayo, I'm just like my country: I'm young, scrappy, and hungry
I am not throwing away my shot (Son)
We are Outgunned, Outmanned!
You need all the help you can get. I have some friends: Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette. OK, what else?
Outnumbered, Outplanned!
We'll need some spies on the inside, some King's Men who might let some things slide
(Boom) I'll write to Congress and tell them we need supplies. You rally the guys, master the element of surprise
(Boom) I'll rise above my station, organize your information 'til we rise to the occasion of our new nation (Sir!)
(Here comes the General) RISE UP [x3]
Here comes the General...
And his Right Hand Man
BOOM
