One Last Time

Mr. President, you asked to see me?

I know you're busy

What do you need, sir? Sir?

I wanna give you a word of warning

Sir, I don't know what you heard

But whatever it is, Jefferson started it

Thomas Jefferson resigned this morning

You're kidding

I need a favor

Whatever you say, sir, Jefferson will pay for this behavior

Shh, talk less

I'll use the press, I'll write under a pseudonym

You'll see what I can do to him

I need you to draft an address

Yes! He resigned, you can finally speak your mind

No, he's stepping down so he can run for president

Ha! Good luck defeating you, sir

I'm stepping down, I'm not running for president

I'm sorry, what?

One last time, relax, have a drink with me

One last time, let's take a break tonight

And then we'll teach 'em how to say goodbye

To say goodbye, you and I

No, sir, why?

I want to talk about neutrality

Sir, with Britain and France on the verge of war

Is this the best time?

I want to warn against partisan fighting

But-

Pick up a pen, start writing

I wanna talk about what I have learned

The hard won wisdom I have earned

As far as the people are concerned, you have to serve

You could continue to serve

No

One last time, the people will hear from me

One last time, and if we get this right

We're gonna teach 'em how to say goodbye

You and I

Mr. President, they will say you're weak

No, they will see we're strong

Your position is so unique

So I'll use it to move them along

Why do you have to say goodbye?

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 want to 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

One last time

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-favorite object of my heart

And the happy reward, as I trust, of our mutual cares

Labors and dangers

One last time (George Washington's going home)

We'll teach 'em how to say goodbye (George Washington's going home)

You and I (George Washington's going home)

Going home (George Washington's going home)

History has its eyes on you, you, you, yeah (George Washington's going home)

We're gonna teach them how to say goodbye (Teach 'em how to say goodbye)

Teach them how to say goodbye (Teach 'em how)

To say goodbye (Say goodbye)

Say goodbye (Say goodbye)

One last time, time (One last time)