helpless- hamilton the musical
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Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh (hey, hey, hey)
I do, I do, I do, I do (hey, hey, hey)
Hey (hey, hey)
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh (hey, hey, hey)
I do, I do, I do, I do (hey, hey, hey, hey)
Boy, you got me helpless
Look into your eyes, and the skyās the limit
Iām helpless
Down for the count, and Iām drowninā in āem
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
Laughinā at my sister as sheās dazzling the room
Then you walked in, and my heart went āboomā
Tryinā to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Everybodyās dancinā and the bandās top volume
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine
Grab my sister and whisper, āYo, this oneās mineā
My sister made her way across the room to you (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
And I got nervous, thinking, āWhatās she gonna doā (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
She grabs you by the arm, Iām thinking āIām throughā (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
Then you look back at me, and suddenly Iām helpless
Oh, look at those eyes, oh (look into your eyes, and the skyās the limit)
Iām helpless, I know (down for the count and Iām drowning in āem)
I am so into you
(Look into your eyes and the skyās the limit) I am so into you, Iām helpless
(I know) Iām down for the count, and Iām drowning in āem
Where are you taking me?
Iām about to change your life
Then by all means, lead the way
Elizabeth Schuyler, itās a pleasure to meet you
Schuyler? My sister
Thank you for all your service
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
Iāll leave you to it
One week later, Iām writinā a letter nightly
Now my life gets better every letter that you write me
Laughinā at my sister ācause she wants to form a harem
Iām just sayinā, if you really loved me, you would share him (ha!)
Two weeks later, in the living room stressinā
My fatherās stone-faced while you ask him for his blessinā
Iām dying inside as you wine and dine
And Iām tryinā not to cry, ācause thereās nothing that your mind canāt do (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
My father makes his way across the room to you (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
I panic for a second, thinking weāre through (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
But then he shakes your hand and says, āBe trueā (ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)
And you turn back to me smiling
Iām helpless (Iām)
(Look into your eyes, and the skys the limit)
Iām helpless (helpless)
(Down for the count, and Iām drowninā in āem) (Whoo! Helpless) that boy is mine, that boy is mine
Look into your eyes, and the skyās the limit
Iām helpless (helpless, whoo!)
Down for the count, and Iām drowninā in āem (yuh)
Eliza, I donāt have a dollar to my name
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
All I have is my honor, a tolerance for pain
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain
Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
Peggy confides in me
Angelica tried to take a bite of me
No stress, my love for you was never in doubt
Weāll get a little place in Harlem and weāll figure it out
Iāve been livinā without a family since I was a child
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild
But Iāll never forget my motherās face, that was real
As long as Iām alive, Eliza, swear to god youāll never feel so
I do, I do, I do, I do
Eliza, I do, I do, I do, I do (helpless)
I never felt so (helpless)
Yeah, yeah
Down for the count and Iām drowninā in āem (Iām down for a count and Iāmā¦)
Yo, my live is gonā be fine ācause Elizaās in it (helpless)
I look into your eyes, and the skyās the limit, Iām (helpless)
Down for the count, and Iām drowninā in 'em
In New York, you can be a new man
In New York, you can be a new man
In New York, you can be a new man (helpless)