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[Verse 1]
[Hamilton]
Mister President, you asked to see me
[Washington]
I know you re busy
[Hamilton]
What do you need, sir? Sir?
[Washington]
I wanna give you a word of warning
[Hamilton]
Sir, I don t know what you heard
But whatever it is, Jefferson started it
[Washington]
Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning
[Hamilton]
N.C.
You re kidding
[Washington]
I need a favor
[Hamilton]
Whatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for this behavior
[Washington]
Shh, talk less
[Hamilton]
I ll use the press
I ll write under a pseudonym, you ll see what I can do to him
[Washington]
I need you to draft an address
[Hamilton]
Yes, he resigned, you can finally speak your mind
[Washington]
No, he s stepping down so he can run for President
[Hamilton]
Ha, good luck defeating you, sir
[Washington]
I m stepping down, I m not running for President
[Hamilton]
N.C.
I m sorry, what
[Chorus]
[Washington]
One 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 I
[Hamilton]
No, sir, why
[Verse 2]
[Washington]
I wanna talk about neutrality
[Hamilton]
Sir, with Britain and France on the verge of war, is this the best time
[Washington]
I want to warn against partisan fighting
[Hamilton]
But-
[Washington]
Pick up a pen, start writing
I wanna talk about what I have learned
The hard won wisdom I have earned
[Hamilton]
As far as the people are concerned
You have to serve, you could continue to serve
[Chorus]
[Washington]
No, one last time
The people will hear from me
One last time
And if we get this right
We re gonna teach âem how to say
Goodbye
You and I
[Interlude]
[Hamilton]
Mister President, they will say you re weak
[Washington]
No, they will see we re strong
[Hamilton]
Your position is so unique
[Washington]
So I ll use it to move them along
[Hamilton]
Why do you have to say goodbye?
[Washington]
If 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 time
[Hamilton]
One last time
[Break section]
[Washington and Hamilton]
Though, 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 me
The 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-favourite object of my heart
And the happy reward, as I trust
Of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers
One last time
[Outro]
[Company women]
George Washington s going home
[Hamilton]
Teach em how to say goodbye
[Full company]
George Washington s going home
[Washington and company]
You and I
George Washington s going home
Going home
George Washington s going home
History has its eyes on you
George Washington s going home
We re gonna teach em how to say goodbye (teach em how to say goodbye)
Teach em how
To say goodbye
To say goodbye (say goodbye)
Say goodbye (say goodbye)
One last time
End on D
