Alexander Hamilton Lyrics - Singles - Overmountain Men

The men here want to take me down, 

Down to the dirt, drag me around. 

But I persist, will not abstain 

From the need to explain. 

Oh, it's a short life 

And I cannot pretend 

That it's easy being me. 

No, it's not easy when you see 

Inspiration is a curse, 

But doing nothing is much worse. 

My arguments, though not planned, 

Put my own blood on my hand. 

Oh, it's a short life 

And I cannot pretend 

That it's easy being me. 

No, it's not easy when you see 

That I've a need to defend 

Alexander Hamilton. 

I tell myself I'll never win, 

There I go again. 

I sit alone in my room for weeks, 

Perfecting what must be, 

Refuting the enemies of my ideal 

And the scandal thrown at me. 

Beneath the palisade we go, 

To reach the shrouded morning spot, 

A place to silence bitter words, 

A place for ending jealous plots. 

Oh, it's a short life 

And I cannot pretend 

That it's easy being me. 

No, it's not easy when you see 

That I've a need to defend 

Alexander Hamilton. 

I know the truth: I'll never win, 

But here I go again. 

Here I go again.