My God!
In God we trust
But we'll never really know what got discussed
Click-boom, then it happened!
And no one else was in the room where it happened.
What did they say to you to get you to sell New York City down the river?
Did Washington know about the dinner, was there presidential pressure to deliver?

But you don't get a win unless you play in the game
Oh, you get love for it
You get hate for it
You get nothing if you
Wait for it, wait for it, wait!
God help and forgive me
I wanna build something that's gonna outlive me
What do you want, Burr?
What do you want, Burr?
If you stand for nothing, Burr
Then what do you fall for? (What do you want?)
I... I wanna be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens.

The art of the compromise
Hold your nose and close your eyes!
We want our leaders to save the day
But we don't get a say in what they trade away.
We dream of a brand new start
But we dream in the dark for the most part
Dark as a tomb where it happens
I'VE GOT TO BE IN THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS.