Don’t Ask Me About Hamilton (Anymore)

Lyrics

My masterpiece got released today Finally got to sing what I had to say For 37 years, I've been doing it wrong Melody's good and the rhymes are true If you like Billy Joel, I made it easy for you Shoulda been a musical instead of a song I wrote the whole thing with my heart and got rejected It woulda worked had it been lit correctly, choreographed and stage directed No, I'm not a genius, the Pulitzer's not mine People tell me I'm a hater but my loved ones know I'm kind I like to make up stories, that's what my music's for So don't ask me about Hamilton anymore You wanna see the hottest show on Broadway You gonna have to give your first child away Quite a price to pay for a work of art You can get my entire life's work for free Maybe that's why nobody listens to me Instead of playing the fool, I should be playing the part I wrote the whole thing in my head, it was inventive I got to showcase all my talents and the audience was half attentive No, I'm not a genius, the MacArthur Grant's not mine People tell me I'm a hater but my loved ones know I'm kind I like to make up stories, that's what my music's for So don't ask me about Hamilton anymore I'm not sure what you want me to say I listened to the soundtrack, I think that it's okay And I hope they give minorities more parts to play Lin-Manuel, I wish you well And a thousand years of stories to tell I wrote the whole thing with my heart, it was the greatest But no one's ever gonna see it when they're busy looking for the latest Name to call a genius, who cares if it's not mine The only thing that matters is My loved ones know I'm kind And I get to make my stories, that's what my music's for Don't ask me about Hamilton Please don't ask me about Hamilton anymore