Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo - Best Of Wives And Best Of Women Lyrics

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo Lyrics

"Best Of Wives And Best Of Women"
(from "Hamilton: An American Musical" soundtrack)

[Eliza:]
Alexander, come back to sleep

[Hamilton:]
I have an early meeting out of town

[Eliza:]
It's still dark outside

[Hamilton:]
I know. I just need to write something down

[Eliza:]
Why do you write like you're running out of time?

[Hamilton:]
Shhh

[Eliza:]
Come back to bed. That would be enough

[Hamilton:]
I'll be back before you know I'm gone

[Eliza:]
Come back to sleep

[Hamilton:]
This meeting's at dawn

[Eliza:]
Well, I'm going back to sleep

[Hamilton:]
Hey. Best of wives and best of women

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Writer(s): Lin-manuel Miranda

The majority of the melody of this song is the same as in "It's Quiet Uptown".

The title of this track comes from Alexander Hamilton's last letter to Eliza, which he closed with "Adieu best of wives and best of Women".

The letter which Alexander Hamilton feels the urge to write at the beginning of this song was actually written by him a week before the duel. But in the song it happens just hours before the duel.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Phillipa Soo Lyrics