Wait For It Song Lyrics by Leslie Odom Jr. and Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
Theodosia writes me a letter every dayI’m keeping the bed warm while her husband is awayHe’s on the British side in GeorgiaHe’s trying to keep the colonies inlineBut he can keep all of GeorgiaTheodosia, she’s mine
Love doesn’t discriminateBetween the sinners and the saintsIt takes and it takes and it takesAnd we keep loving anywayWe laugh and we cry and we breakAnd we make our mistakesAnd if there’s a reason I’m by her sideWhen so many have triedThen I’m willing to wait for itI’m willing to wait for it
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher(Preacher, Preacher, Preacher)But there are things that theHomilies and hymns won’t teach ya(Teach ya, Teach ya, Teach ya)My mother was a genius (Genius)My father commanded respect (Respect, Respect)When they died they left no instructionsJust a legacy to protect
Death doesn’t discriminateBetween the sinners and the saintsIt takes and it takes and it takesAnd we keep living anywayWe rise and we fall and we breakAnd we make our mistakesAnd if there’s a reason I’m still aliveWhen everyone who loves me has diedI’m willing to wait for it (Wait for it)I’m willing to wait for it
I am the one thing in life I can control(Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it)I am inimitableI am an original
I’m not falling behind or running late(Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it)I’m not standing stillI am lying in wait (Wait, wait, wait)
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb(Climb, climb, climb)He has something to proveHe has nothing to lose(Lose, lose, lose, lose)Hamilton’s pace is relentlessHe wastes no time(Time, time, time)What is it like in his shoes?
Hamilton doesn’t hesitateHe exhibits no restraintHe takes and he takes and he takesAnd he keeps winning anywayHe changes the gameHe plays and he raises the stakes
And if there’s a reasonHe seems to thrive when so few survive, then GoddamnitI’m willing to wait for it (Wait for it)I’m willing to wait for it
Life doesn’t discriminateBetween the sinners and the saintsIt takes and it takes and it takes(And we keep living anyway)We rise (and we fall)We fall (and we break)(And we make our mistakes)And if there’s a reason I’m still aliveWhen so many have diedThen I’m willin’ to-
Wait for it (Wait for it, wait for it)Wait for it (Wait for it, wait for it(Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it)(Wait)