“I am not throwin' away my shot” “Ayo I'm just like country” “I'm young scrappy and hungry” “And “I'ma get a scholarship to King's College” probably shouldn't brag but dang I amaze astonish” “The problem is got lot of brains no polish” gotta holler be heard” “With every word drop knowledge” diamond in the rough shiny piece coal” “Tryin' reach goal power speech unimpeachable” “Only 19 mind older” “These New York City streets colder shoulder” “Every burden disadvantage I've learned manage” don't have gun brandish walk these famished” plan fan this spark into flame” “But damn it's gettin' dark so let me spell out name” A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R” “We are meant A colony that runs independently” “Meanwhile Britain keeps crappin' on us endlessly” “Essentially they tax relentlessly” “Then King George turns around spendin' spree” “He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free” “So there will revolution century” “Enter (he says parentheses)” “Don't shocked when your hist'ry book mentions me” lay down life if it sets “Eventually you'll see ascendancy” country “It's time take dream without monarchy” unrest France lead 'onarchy” “'Onarchy? How you say how s-? Oh! Anarchy?” “When fight make other side panicky with (shot)” “Yo tailor's apprentice” y'all knuckleheads loco parentis” joinin' rebellion 'cause know chance” “To socially advance instead sewin' some pants” we'll never truly free Until those bondage same rights as (that's right)” “You I do or die wait 'til sally stallion” first black battalion” “Have another “Geniuses lower voices” keep trouble double choices” you situation fraught” “You've carefully taught” “If talk you're “Burr check what we got” “Mister Lafayette hard rock Lancelot” think pants look hot Laurens lot” “Let's hatch plot blacker than kettle callin' pot” “What odds gods would put all one spot?” “Poppin' squat conventional wisdom not” “A bunch revolutionary manumission abolitionists?” “Give position show where ammunition is” “Oh talkin' too loud?” “Sometimes over-excited shoot off at mouth” had group friends before promise I'll proud” guy front crowd” “Everybody sing!” “Whoa whoa whoa (hey)” “Whoa (woo!) Whoa” 'em hear ya (yeah)” go! (whoa whoa)” said shout rooftops (whoa)” “Said “Come on! (Yeah)” on let's go!” “Rise up livin' knees rise up” “Tell brother he's sister she's colonies up? (Whoa up?” (Whoa)” imagine death much feels more memory” “When's “In sleep? Seven feet ahead me?” comin' run be?” “Is beat melody?” “See thought I'd live past 2” “Where come from half many” “Ask anybody why fast laugh for flask” moment last that's plenty” “Scratch that moment movement” hungriest brothers somethin' prove went?” “Foes oppose us an honest stand” roll Moses claimin' our promised land” win independence Is guarantee freedom descendants?” “Or blood shed begin endless Cycle vengeance defendants?” action street excitin' But Jesus between bleedin' fightin' been readin' 'n writin'” need handle financial situation” “Are nation states? What's state nation?” patiently waitin' passionately Smashin' expectation” action's act creation” laughin' face casualties sorrow” “For time thinkin' tomorrow” “We're up (not shot) (rise up)” shot “Take shot (whoa-whoa)” “Time my” “Not shot!”