Let it Go
[ALEXANDER]What in the hell was that?What in the hell are you doing downtown?Don't you know that Burr is going to run against your father to humiliate me and try to bring us down?I will not let our family be embarrassed like thisI'll grab a pen and paper, let the whole world knowYou swing at my family you better not missYou better have another punch to throw
[ELIZA]You could let it goStay alive for meLet it goLive to fight another dayPeople will always be criticalThey'll make the personal politicalThey'll try to knock you off your pedestal, your pinnacleLet other people be cynicalLet it goYou're smiling because you know I'm right
[ALEXANDER]Ha!
[ELIZA]And you know if the president were here he would tell you the same thing
[ALEXANDER]No, the president's not here—
[WASHINGTON]I heard about BurrYou didn't kill him did you?
[ALEXANDER]Were you here this whole time?
[WASHINGTON]Let it goStay alive for me
[WASHINGTON/ELIZA]Let it go
[ELIZA]Let it slide right by
[WASHINGTON]Let it slide right by
[ELIZA]You don't have to bring a gun to a knife fightIt's not a case of your money or your life, right?
[WASHINGTON]You know you really oughta listen to your wife, right?
[ALEXANDER]I know
[ELIZA]So let it go
[BURR]Talk less!
[ENSEMBLE]Burr!
[BURR]Smile more!
[ENSEMBLE]Burr!
[BURR]Don’t let ‘em know what you’re against or what you’re for!
[ENSEMBLE]Burr!
[BURR]Shake hands with him!
[ENSEMBLE]Burr!
[BURR]Charm her!
[ENSEMBLE]Ladies and gentlemen welcome Senator Aaron Burr!
[ELIZA]Ooooh
[WASHINGTON]Let everybody knowYou can take a body blowLet everybody knowYou can learn to let it go
[ELIZA]Look around, look around at howLucky you are to be alive right now
[WASHINGTON]Let everybody knowYou can take a body blowLet everybody knowYou can take a body blowLet everybody knowYou can take a body blowLet everybody knowYou can take a body blow
[ELIZA]Look around, look around at howLucky you are to be alive right nowIf somebody tries to lay you low
[ELIZA/WASHINGTON]Let it go