Helpless

Lyrics by：Lin-Manuel Miranda

Composed by：Lin-Manuel Miranda

Ohh I do I do I do I

Hey hey hey hey

Dooo Hey

Hey hey hey hey

Ohh I do I do I do I

Hey hey hey hey

Dooo Boy you got me

Hey hey hey hey

Helpless

Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm helpless

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight

We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night

Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room

Then you walked in and my heart went "Boom"

Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom

Everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume

Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine

Grab my sister and whisper "Yo this one's mine"

Ooh

My sister made her way across the room to you

Ooh

And I got nervous thinking "What's she gonna do"

Ooh

She grabbed you by the arm I'm thinkin' "I'm through"

Ooh

Then you look back at me and suddenly I'm

Helpless

Oh look at those eyes

Look into your eyes

And the sky's the limit

Oh

I'm helpless

Yeah I'm helpless I know

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

I'm helpless

I'm so into you

Look into your eyes

I am so into you

And the sky's the limit I'm helpless

I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Where are you taking me

I'm about to change your life

Then by all means lead the way

Elizabeth Schuyler It's a pleasure to meet you

Schuyler

My sister

Thank you for all your service

If it takes fighting a war for us to meet

It will have been worth it

I'll leave you to it

One week later

I'm writin' a letter nightly

Now my life gets better every letter that you write me

Laughin' at my sister cuz she wants to form a harem

I'm just sayin' if you really loved me you would share him

Ha

Two weeks later in the living room stressin'

stressin'

My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessin'

blessin'

I'm dying inside as you wine and dine

And I'm tryin' not to cry 'cause there's nothing that your mind can't do

Ooh

My father makes his way across the room to you

Ooh

I panic for a second thinking "we're through"

Ooh

But then he shakes your hand and says "Be true"

Ooh

And you turn back to me smiling and I'm

Helpless

Helpless

Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit

I'm helpless

Helpless

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Hoo

I'm helpless

That boy is mine that boy is mine

Look into your eyes and the sky's the limit

I'm helpless

Helpless helpless

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Eliza I don't have a dollar to my name

An acre of land a troop to command a dollop of fame

All I have's my honor a tolerance for pain

A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain

Insane your family brings out a different side of me

Peggy confides in me Angelica tried to take a bite of me

No stress my love for you is never in doubt

We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out

I've been livin' without a family since I was a child

My father left my mother died I grew up buckwild

But I'll never forget my mother's face that was real

And long as I'm alive Eliza swear to God

You'll never feel so

Helpless

I do I do I do I do

Eliza

Helpless

I do I do I do I do

I've never felt so

Helpless

Hey yeah yeah

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

I'm down for the count I'm

Helpless

My life is gon' be fine 'cause Eliza's in it

Helpless

I look into your eyes and the sky's the limit I'm

Helpless

Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Drownin' in 'em

In New York you can be a new man

In New York you can be a new man

In New York you can be a new man

Helpless