Released: September 25, 2015

Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Producer: Bill Sherman ?uestlove Black Thought Lin-Manuel Miranda Alex Lacamoire

[WASHINGTON]
I was younger than you are now
When I was given my first command
I led my men straight into a massacre
I witnessed their deaths firsthand
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

[HAMILTON/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/HAMILTON AND MEN]
History has its
Eyes on you

[ENSEMBLE]
Whoa…
Whoa…
Whoa…

[FULL COMPANY]
History has its eyes on you

Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Original Broadway Cast of “Hamilton”

Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton are a part of the original Broadway Cast of Hamilton and appear in songs like History Has Its Eyes on You and One Last Time.

Christopher Jackson played George Washington in both acts. He’s been in the Disney movie Moana and was also in the band Freestyle Love Supreme.

Lin-Manuel Miranda played Alexander Hamilton in both acts and also wrote the musical. He is known for writing and starring in his other musical, In The Heights, and writing songs for Moana.