Released: February 17, 2015
Featuring: Isaiah Johnson
Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
[WASHINGTON]
I was younger than you are now
The year was 1754
I was given my first command
I triggered the French and Indian war
I made every mistake
And felt the shame rise in me
And even now I lie awake
[WASHINGTON] [LAURENS/MULLIGAN] Knowing history has its eyes on me Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…
Yeah [WASHINGTON] [COMPANY] History has its eyes on me. Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…
Yeah
[WASHINGTON]
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory:
You have no control:
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
[WASHINGTON]
I know that we can win
I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in
[WASHINGTON AND MEN] History has its
Eyes on you. [ENSEMBLE] Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…
[FULL COMPANY]
History has its eyes on you
I was younger than you are now
The year was 1754
I was given my first command
I triggered the French and Indian war
I made every mistake
And felt the shame rise in me
And even now I lie awake
[WASHINGTON] [LAURENS/MULLIGAN] Knowing history has its eyes on me Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…
Yeah [WASHINGTON] [COMPANY] History has its eyes on me. Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…
Yeah
[WASHINGTON]
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory:
You have no control:
[WASHINGTON AND COMPANY]
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story
[WASHINGTON]
I know that we can win
I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in
[WASHINGTON AND MEN] History has its
Eyes on you. [ENSEMBLE] Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…
[FULL COMPANY]
History has its eyes on you
more tracks from the album
Hamilton: An American Musical (2014 Workshop)
- Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
- Cabinet Battle #2 (2014 Workshop)
- Stay Alive, Philip (2014 Workshop)
- The Schuyler Sisters (2014 Workshop)
- It’s Quiet Uptown (2014 Workshop)
- Burn (2014 Workshop)
- I Know Him (2014 Workshop)
- That Would Be Enough (2014 Workshop)
- Meet Me Inside (2014 Workshop)
- The Story of Tonight Reprise (2014 Workshop)
- Ladies Transition
- Best of Wives, Best of Women (2014 Workshop)
- Dear Theodosia (2014 Workshop)
- The World Was Wide Enough (2014 Workshop)
- The Reynolds Pamphlet (2014 Workshop)
- The Election of 1800 (2014 Workshop)
- Satisfied (2014 Workshop)
- Helpless (2014 Workshop)
- The Room Where It Happens (2014 Workshop)
- Non-Stop (2014 Workshop)
- Farmer Refuted (2014 Workshop)
- Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) (2014 Workshop)
- Stay Alive (2014 Workshop)
- Wait For it (2014 Workshop)
- History Has Its Eyes On You (2014 Workshop)
- Say No to This (2014 Workshop)
- Blow Us All Away (2014 Workshop)
- What’d I Miss? (2014 Workshop)
- Your Obedient Servant (2014 Workshop)
- Schuyler Defeated (2014 Workshop)
- Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story (2014 Workshop)
- We Know (2014 Workshop)
- No John Trumbull
- Let It Go
- Ten Things One Thing (2014 Workshop)
- Congratulations (2014 Workshop)
- Right Hand Man (2014 Workshop)
- Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
- One Last Ride
- Alexander Hamilton (2014 Workshop)
- Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us (2014 Workshop)
- Hurricane (2014 Workshop)
- My Shot (2014 Workshop)
- Take a Break (2014 Workshop)
- You’ll Be Back (2014 Workshop)
- The Story of Tonight (2014 Workshop)
- Ten Duel Commandments (2014 Workshop)
- Washington On Your Side (2014 Workshop)
- Cabinet Battle #1 (2014 Workshop)
- What Comes Next? (2014 Workshop)
- Aaron Burr, Sir (2014 Workshop)
- Lafayette Interlude
- The Adams Administration (2014 Workshop)
From the album
Lin-Manuel Miranda popular songs
- In the Heights
- Congratulations (2014 Workshop)
- Breathe
- 96,000
- Carnaval del Barrio
- First Burn
- The Adams Administration (2014 Workshop)
- Blackout
- Almost Like Praying
- It Won’t Be Long Now
- The Hamilton Mixtape
- Benny’s Dispatch
- No Me Diga
- Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us
- Sunrise
- What the Heck I Gotta Do
- When You’re Home
- Paciencia y Fe
- Finale
- The Club
- Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
- Champagne
- One Last Ride
- Everything I Know