Hamilton: An American Musical GENDERBENT Lyrics

Say No To This

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There's nothing like summer in the street. Someone under stress; someone looking pretty sweet. There's trouble in the air, you can smell it. And Alexandra's by herself. I'll let her tell it.

I hadn't slept in a week. I was weak, I was awake. You've never seen a bastard orphan more in need of a break. Longing for Angelo, missing my husband, that's when Mr. Michael Reynolds came all of a sudden. He said:

"I know you are a woman of honor. I'm so sorry to bother you at home but I don't know where to go and I came here all alone."

He said:

"My wife's been doin' me wrong, beatin' me, cheatin' me, mistreatin' me. Suddenly she's up and gone. I don't have the means to go on."

So I offered him a loan, I offered to walk him home, he said:

"You're too kind, ma'am."

I gave him thirty bucks that I had socked away, he lived a block away, he said:

"This one's mine, ma'am."

Then I said, "Well, I should head back home." He turned red, he led me to his bed, let his legs spread and said:

"Stay..."

"Hey..."

"Hey..."

That's when I began to pray. Lord, show me how to say no to this, I don't know how to say no to this. But my God he looks so helpless; and his body's screamin' "Hell yes." - (Woah!) - Show me how to say no to this, I don't know how to say no to this! In my mind I'm tryin' to go - (go go go!). Then his mouth is on mine and I don't say

No! No! Say no to this

No! No! Say no to this

No! No! Say no to this

No! No! Say no to this.

I wish I could say that was the last time. I said that last time, it became a past time. A month into this endeavor I received a letter from a Mrs. Jade Reynolds, even better. It said:

Mrs. Hamilton, I hope this letter finds you in good health and in a prosperous enough position to put wealth in the pockets of people like me, down on their luck, you see, that was my husband who you decided to—

—fuuuuu—

—Uh oh! You made the wrong sucker a cuckquean, so time to pay the piper 'cause what's seen can't be unseen! And hey, you can keep seein' my husband, if the price is trusted, if not, I'm tellin' your husband.

I hid the letter and I raced to his place, screamed "How could you!" in is face. He said:

"No ma'am!"

Half-dressed, apologetic, a mess, he looked pathetic, he cried:

"Please don't go ma'am!"

"So was your whole story a setup?"

"I don't know about any letter!"

"Stop crying, Goddamnit, get up!"

"I didn't know any better!"

"Please don't leave me" - ("I am ruined") - "I am helpless" - ("How can I do this?")

"Just give her what she wants and you can have me!"

"I don't want you, I don't want you," ("Whatever she wants. If you pay you can sTAY!")

Lord, show me how to say no to this, I don't know how to say no to this. 'Cause the situation's helpless (Tonight. Helpless!)

And his body's screamin' "Hell yes." - (Woah!)

Show me how to say no to this! How can I 

Say no to this!

There is nowhere I can go - (go go go!).

When his body's on mine I do not say

No! (Yes) No! Say no to this (Yes)

No! (Yes) No! Say no to this (Yes)

No! (Yes) No! Say no to this (Yes)

No! (Yes) No! Say no to this (Yes)

Say no to this. I—

—don't say no to this

But there's nowhere I can go - (go go go!)

So?

Nobody needs to know.