What'd I Miss

Seventeen

Se-se-seventeen

Se-se-seventeen

1789

How does the bastard orphan, immigrant decorated war vet

Unite the colonies through more debt?

Fight the other founding fathers till he has to forfeit?

Have it all, lose it all, you ready for more yet?

Treasury Secretary, Washington's the President

Every American experiment sets a precedent

Not so fast, someone came along to resist him

Pissed him off until we had a two-party system

You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance

'Cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France

But someone's gotta keep the American promise

You simply must meet Thomas, Thomas

Thomas Jefferson's coming home (Thomas Jefferson's coming home)

Thomas Jefferson's coming home (Thomas Jefferson's coming home)

Thomas Jefferson's coming home

Lord, he's been off in Paris for so long

France is following us to revolution

There is no more status quo

But the sun comes up and the world still spins

I helped Lafayette draft a declaration

Then I said, "I gotta go"

I gotta be in Monticello

Now the work at home begins

So, what'd I miss?

What'd I miss?

Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss

I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies

I guess I basically missed the late eighties

I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this

There's a letter on my desk from the president

Haven't even put my bag down yet

Sally, be a lamb, darlin', won'tcha open it?

It says the president's assembling a cabinet

And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great

And that I'm already Senate-approved

I just got home and now I'm headed up to New York (Headin' to New York, headin' to New York)

Lookin' at the rolling fields, I can't believe that we are free

Ready to face whatever's awaiting me in N.Y.C.

But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?

My friend, James Madison, red in the face

He grabs my arm and I respond, "What's goin' on?"

Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul

Can you get us out of the mess we're in?

Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less than government control

I've been fighting for the South alone

Where have you been?

Uh, France

We have to win

What'd I miss? (What, what, what'd I miss?)

What'd I miss? (I've come home to this)

Headfirst into a political abyss (Headfirst into the abyss)

I have my first cabinet meeting today (Chik-a-pow)

I guess I better think of something to say

I'm already on my way to get to the bottom of this (What did I miss?)

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

Mr. Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long

So, what did I miss?