THE TEN-DOLLAR FOUNDING FATHER WITHOUT A FATHER GOT A LOT FARTHER BY WORKING A LOT HARDER, BY BEING A LOT SMARTER, BY BEING A SELF-STARTER, BY FOURTEEN THEY PLACED HIM IN CHARGE OF A TRADING CHARTER 

#and every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away#across the waves he struggled and kept his guard up#INSIDE he was longing for something to be a part of#the brother was ready to beg steal borrow or barter then a hurriCANE CAME and devastation reigned#our man saw his future DRIP DRIPping down the drain#put a pencil to his temple connected it to his brain and he wrote his first refrain#a testament to his pAIN

WELL THE WORD GOT AROUND THEY SAID THIS KID IS INSANE MAN TOOK UP A COLLECTION JUST TO SEND HIM TO THE MAINLAND GET YOUR EDUCATION DON’T FORGET FROM WHENCE YOU CAME AND THE WORLD’S GONNA KNOW Y O U R N A M E WHAT’S YOUR NAME MAN

alexander hamilton my name is alexander hamilton AND THERE’S A MILLION THINGS I HAVEN’T DONE, BUT JUST YOU WAIT JUST YOU WAIT…