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) From sister (Angelica, Angelica, Angelica) Who is by your side (By side, by your side) To your union and the hope that you (You provide, you provide) May you (always) Be (rewind)
Rewind! I that night, I just might I that night, I just might I that night, I remember that
I remember that night, I might Regret night for the rest of my days I remember those soldier Tripping over themselves to win our I remember that dreamlike Like a that you can't quite place But Alexander, I'll never the first time I saw your face
I never been the same Intelligent eyes in a frame And you said "hi" I forgot my dang name Set my heart aflame, part aflame is not a game
You me as a woman who has never been satisfied
I'm sure I know what you mean, you forget yourself
You're like me, I've never satisfied
Is that
I never been satisfied
My name's Schuyler
Alexander
Where's your fam'ly
Unimportant, a million things I haven't done Just you wait, you wait
So so so So this is what it feels to match wits With someone at your level! What the hell is the catch? The of freedom, of seein' the light It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite! You see it, The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe minutes Ev'rything we said in total agreement, A and it's a bit of a dance A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a He's a bit of a flirt, but I'm 'a him a chance I asked about his fam'ly, did you see his His hands fidgeting, he looked askance He's penniless, he's by the seat of his pants Handsome, boy, he know it! Peach fuzz, and he even grow it! I wanna him far away from this place Then I and see my sister's face and she is
And I she is And her are just And I realize three fundamental truths at the same time
I'm a in a world in which 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 and the gossip in New York City is And Alexander is Ha! that mean I want him any less (Doesn't mean I him any less) (Doesn't I want him any less) (Doesn't mean I him any less)
He's after me 'cause I'm a sister That his status, I'd Have to be naïve to set that that is why I him to Eliza Now that's his going, Angelica, he was right You never be satisfied (I will be satisfied) (I will be satisfied)
I know my sister like I know my own You will never anyone as trusting or as kind If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently 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 sized Him up so At my dear Eliza's his wife 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 by your side (By side, by your side) To union and the hope that you provide (You provide, you provide) May you Be
And I (yeah) be happy as his bride And I He will never be I will never be