A to the groom! (To the groom, to the groom, to the groom) To the bride! (To the bride, to the bride, to the bride) your sister (Angelica, Angelica, Angelica) Who is always by your (By your side, by side) To union and the hope that you provide (You provide, you provide) May you (always) Be (rewind)
Rewind! I remember that night, I might I remember night, I just might I that night, I remember that
I remember that night, I just that night for the rest of my days I remember those boys Tripping over themselves to win our I remember that candlelight Like a dream that you quite place But Alexander, I'll never forget the first time I saw your
I have never the same Intelligent eyes in a frame And you said "hi" I forgot my dang name Set my heart aflame, ev'ry part is not a game
You strike me as a woman who has never been
I'm I don't know what you mean, you forget yourself
You're me, I've never been satisfied
Is that
I have never satisfied
My name's Angelica
Alexander
your fam'ly from?
Unimportant, a million things I haven't done Just you wait, just you
So so so So this is what it feels like to match someone at your level! What the hell is the catch? it's The feeling of freedom, of the light Ben Franklin with a key and a kite! You see it, right? The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three Ev'rything we said in total agreement, A dream and it's a bit of a A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a a bit of a flirt, but I'm 'a give him a chance I asked his fam'ly, did you see his answer? His started fidgeting, he looked askance He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his Handsome, boy, he know it! fuzz, and he can't even grow it! I wanna take him far away from this I turn and see my sister's face and she is
And I she is And her eyes are And I three fundamental truths at the exact same time
I'm a girl in a world in My job is to marry rich My father has no so I'm the one Who has to social for one Cause I'm the oldest and the wittiest and the in New York is insidious And is penniless Ha! doesn't mean I want him any less (Doesn't mean I him any less) (Doesn't mean I him any less) (Doesn't mean I him any less)
He's me 'cause I'm a Schuyler sister elevates his status, I'd Have to be naïve to set that Maybe is why I him to Eliza Now his bride Nice going, Angelica, he was You will never be (I never be satisfied) (I will be satisfied)
I know my sister like I my own mind You will never anyone as trusting or as kind If I tell her I love him she'd be silently resigned He'd be She say "I'm fine" But be lying
But I fantasize at night Alexander's eyes As I romanticize what might been If I hadn't Him up so At least my dear Eliza's his At least I his eyes in my life
A to the groom! (To the groom, to the groom, to the groom) To the bride! (To the bride, to the bride, to the bride) your sister (Angelica, Angelica, Angelica) Who is always by side (By your side, by side) To your union and the that you provide (You provide, you provide) May you Be
And I (yeah) She'll be as his bride And I He will be satisfied I will never be