"Meet Me Inside" is the 16th song of Act One of the musical Hamilton.
Charles Lee is shot in the side in the duel between he and Laurens. Washington finds out about the duel and is enraged at Hamilton, consequentially sending him home from the army to his wife.
Lyrics[]
[HAMILTON]
Lee, do you yield?
[BURR]
You shot him in the side
Yes, he yields!
[LAURENS]
I'm satisfied
[BURR]
Yo, we gotta clear the field!
[HAMILTON]
Go, we won!
[COMPANY]
Here comes the General
[BURR]
This should be fun
[WASHINGTON]
What is the meaning of this?
Mr. Burr, get a medic for the General
[BURR]
Yes, sir
[WASHINGTON]
Lee, you will never agree with me
But believe me, these young men don't speak for me
Thank you for your service
[BURR]
Let's ride!
[WASHINGTON]
Hamilton
[HAMILTON]
Sir!
[WASHINGTON]
Meet me inside
[COMPANY]
Meet him inside
Meet him inside
Meet him inside, meet him, meet him inside!
[WASHINGTON]
Son—
[HAMILTON]
Don't call me son
[WASHINGTON]
This war is hard enough
Without infighting
[HAMILTON]
Lee called you out, we called his bluff
[WASHINGTON]
You solve nothing, you aggravate our allies to the south
[HAMILTON]
You're absolutely right, John shoulda shot him in the mouth
That woulda shut him up
[WASHINGTON]
Son—
[HAMILTON]
I'm not your son
[WASHINGTON]
Watch your tone
I am not a maiden in need of defending, I am grown
[HAMILTON]
Charles Lee, Thomas Conway, these men take your name, and they rake it
Through the mud
[WASHINGTON]
My name's been through a lot, I can take it
[HAMILTON]
Well I don't have your name
I don't have your titles, I don't have your land
But, if you—
[WASHINGTON]
No—
[HAMILTON]
If you gave me command
Of a battalion, a group of men to lead, I could fly
Above my station after the war
[WASHINGTON]
Or you could die,
And we need you alive
[HAMILTON]
I am more than willing to die!
[WASHINGTON]
Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive—
[HAMILTON]
Call me son one more time!
[WASHINGTON]
Go home, Alexander
That's an order from your commander
[HAMILTON]
Sir—
[WASHINGTON]
Go home.
Alternate versions[]
Soundboard Recording[]
- The only difference is that Lee calls out for Burr at the top of the song and yells "You shot me in the side!" instead of Burr after Hamilton asks if he yields.
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