Satisfied

A toast to the groom, to the bride

From your sister who is always by your side

To your union and the hope that you provide

May you always be satisfied

I remember that night

I just might regret that night for the rest of my days

I remember those soldier boys

Tripping over themselves to win our praise

I remember that dreamlike candlelight

Like a dream that you can't quite place

But Alexander, I'll never forget the first time I saw your face

I have never been the same

Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame

And when you said "Hi" I forgot my dang name

Set my heart aflame, every part aflame

This is not a game

I'm sure I don't know what you mean, you forget yourself

Is that right?

Heard you've never been satisfied

My name is Angelica Schuyler

Where's your family from? Yes

Ooh-ooh-ah

So so so

So this is what it feels like to match wits with someone at your level

What the hell is the catch?

It's the feeling of freedom, of seeing the light

It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite

You see it, right?

The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes

Everything we said in total agreement

It's a dream and it's a bit a dance

A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance

He's a bit of a flirt but I'mma give him a chance

I asked about his family did you see his answer?

His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance

He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his pants

Handsome, boy, does he know it

Peach fuzz and he can't even grow it

I want to take him for away from this place

Then I turn and see my sister's face and she is

(Helpless)

And I know she is (Helpless)

And her eyes are just (Helpless)

And I realise three fundamental truths at the exact same time

(Number one)

I'm a girl in a world in which my only job is to marry rich

My father has no son so I'm the one who has to social climb for one

Cause I'm the oldest and the wittiest

And the gossip in New York City is insidious

And Alexander is penniless (haha)

That doesn't mean I want him any less

(Number two)

He's after me cause I'm a Schuyler sister that elevates his status

I'd have to be naive to set that aside

Maybe that is why I introduced him to Eliza now that's his bride

Nice going Angelica, he was right, you will never be satisfied

(Number three)

I know my sister like I know my own mind

You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind

If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned

He'd be mine

She would say "I'm fine", she'd be lying

But when I fantasise at night it's Alexander's eyes

As I romanticise what might have been

If I hadn't sized him up so quickly

At least she's his wife

At least I keep his eyes in my life

A toast to the groom, to the bride

From your sister who is always by your side

To your union and the hope that you provide

May you always be satisfied

And I know she'll be happy as his bride

And I know he will never be satisfied

I will never be satisfied