In the height, the song is written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The amazing In the Heights lyrics are as follow;
Usnavi
Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day
I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away
Pop the grate at the crack of dawn, sing
While I wipe down the awing
Hey ya’ll good morning
Piragua Guy
Ice cold Piragual! Parcha. China. Cherry. Strawberry. Just for today, I got mamey!
Usnavi
Oye, Piraguero, come estas?
Piragua Guy
Como Siempre, Senor Usnavi.
Usnavi
I’m Usnavi and you probably never heard my name
Reports of my frame
Are greatly exaggerated
Exacerbated by the fact that my syntax
Is highly complicate cause I Immigrated
From the single greatest little place in the Caribbean:
Dominican Republic! I love it!
Jesus, I’m Jealous of it, and beyond that
Ever since my folks passed away on, I haven’t gone back
Goddamn, I gotta get on that……
FO! The milk has gone bad, hold up just a second
Why is everything in this fridge warm and tepid?
I better step it up and fight the heat
‘Cause I’m not making any profit if the coffee isn’t light and sweet!
Abuela Claudia
Ooo-oo!
Usnavi
Abuela, my fridge broke. I got café but no “con Leche”
Abuela Claudia
Ay Dios, try my mother’s old recipe: one can of condensed milk
Usnavi
Nice. Oh wait, your lottery ticket
Abuela Claudia
Paciencia y Fe…….
Usnavi
That was Abuela, she’s not really my “Abuela”
But she practically raised me, this corner is her escuela
Now, you are probably thinking: “I’m up shit’s creek!
I’ve never been north of Ninety-Sixth Street!”
Well, you must take the A Train
Even farther than Harlem to northern Manhattan and maintain
Get off at 181st, and take the escalator
I hope you’re writing this down, I’m gonna text ya later
I’m getting tested; times are tough on this bodega
Two months ago somebody brought Ortega’s
Our neighbor started packing up and picking up
And ever since the rents went up
It’s gotten mad expensive, but we live with just enough
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In the Heights
I flip the lights and start my day
There are fights
Women
And endless debts
Men
And bills to pay
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In the Heights
I can’t survive without café
Usnavi
I serve Café
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‘Cause, tonight seems like a million years away!
En Washington
Usnavi
Next up, dining, Kevin Rosario
He runs the cab company, he struggles in the barrio
See, his daughter Nina’s off at college, tuition is mad steep
So he can’t sleep; everything he gets is mad cheap!
Kevin
Good Morning, Usnavi!
Usnavi
Pan Caliente, café con leche!
Kevin
Put 20 dollars on today’s lottery
Usnavi
Okay, must be a lucky day
Kevin
Gotta be
Usnavi
Oh my God, you’re so excited
Kevin
My Nina flew in at 1 A.M last night!
Usnavi
Sweet, Abuela’s been cooking all week!
Kevin
Come by when I see you this weekend
Kevin/Usnavi
Are we gonna eat
Daniela
So then Yesenia walks in the room….
Carla
Aha…..
Daniela
She smells sex and cheap perfume!
Carla
Uh oh….
Daniela
It smells like one of those trees
That you hang from the rearview!
Carla
Ah, no!
Daniela
It’s true! She screams, “Who’s in there with you, Julio?”
Grabs a bat and kicks in the door
He’s in the bet with Jose from the liquor store!
Carla/Usnavi
No me diga!
Usnavi
The salon ladies
Daniela/Carla/Cuca
Thanks, Usnavi!
Usnavi
Sonny, you’re late
Sonny
Chillax, you know you love me
Usnavi
Me and my cousin running
Just another dime-a-dozen mom-and-pop stop-and-shop
And, oh my God, it’s gotten too darn hot
Like my man Cole Porter said
People come through for a few cold water and
A lottery ticket, just a part of the routine
Everybody’s got a job, everybody’s got a dream
They gossip, as I sip my coffee and smirk
The first stop as people hop to work
Bust it……. I’m like:
“One dollar, two dollar, one fifty, one sixty-nine
I got it. You want a box of condoms? What kind?
That’s two quarters. Two quarters waters
The New York Times
You need a bag for that? The text is added”
Once you get some practice at it
You do repaid mathematics automatically
Selling maxi-pads, fuzzy dice for taxicabs and practically
Everybody’d stressed! Yes!
But they press through the mess
Bounce checks and wonder what’s next
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Money even so (Even so)
When the lights go down I blast my radio!
Benny
You ain’t got no skills!
Usnavi
Benny!
Benny
Yo, lemme get a…..
Usnavi
Milky Way
Benny
Yup, and lemme also get a…..
Usnavi
Daily News….
Benny
And a….
Usnavi
Post…
Benny
And the most important, my…
Usnavi
Boss’ second coffee, one cream…
Both
Five sugars!
Benny
I’m the number one earner…
Usnavi
What?
Benny
The fastest learner….
Usnavi
What?
Benny
My boss can’t keep me on the damn back burner!
Usnavi
Yes, he can
Benny
I’m making moves, I’m making deals, but guess what?
Usnavi
What?
Benny
You still ain’t got no skills!
Usnavi
Hardee-har
Benny
Yo, Vanessa shows up yet?
Usnavi
Shut up!
Benny
Hey little homie, don’t get so upset
Usnavi
Man…
Benny/Sonny
Tell Vanessa how you fee, but the girl a meal
On the real, or you ain’t got no skills
Vanessa (speaking on the phone)
Nooo!
No no nooo!
No no nooo, no-no-no!
Nooo, no-no-no-!
No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no, no-no-no-no-no!
Mr. Johnson, I got the security deposits
It locked in a box in the bottom of my closet
It’s not reflected in my bank statement
But I’ve been saving, to make a down payment and pay rent
No, no, I won’t let you down…
Benny
Yo, here’s your chance; ask her out right now!
Vanessa
I’ll see you later, we can’t look at that lease!
Benny
Yo, do something, make your move, don’t freeze!
Usnavi
Hey!
Vanessa
You owe me a bottle of cold champagne!
Usnavi
Are you moving?
Vanessa
Just a little credit check and I’m on that downtown train!
Well, your coffee on the house
Vanessa
Okay!
Benny
Usnavi, ask her out
Sonny
No Way!
Vanessa
I’ll see you later, so….
Benny
Yo, smooth operator, aw, damn, there she goes!
Yo, bro, take five, take a walk outside!
You look exhausted, lost, don’t let life slide!
The whole hood is struggling, times is tight
And you’re stuck to this corner like a streetlight!
Usnavi
Yeah, I’m streetlight, choking’ on the heat
The world spins around while I’m frozen to my seat
The people that I know all keep on rolling down the street
But every day is different so I’m switching up the best
‘Cause my parents came with nothing, they got a little more
And sure we’re poor, but yo, at least we got the store
And it’s all about the legacy they left with me, its destiny
And one day I’ll be on beach with Sonny writing checks to me
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In the Heights, I hang my flag up on display
Usnavi
We came to work and to live and we got a lot in common
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It reminds me that I came from miles away
Usnavi
D.R., P.R., we are not stopping
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In the Heights
Abuela Claudia
Every day, paciencia y Fe (ooh)
Usnavi
Until the day we go from poverty to stock options
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In the Heights
I’ve got today!
Usnavi
And today’s all we got, so we cannot stop
This is our block!
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In the Height
I hang my flag on the display
Lo le lo le lo lai lai lo le!
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It reminds me that I came from miles away
Usnavi/ Piragua Guy/ Neighbors
My family came from miles away….
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It gets more expensive every day!
Usnavi/ Piragua Guy/ Women/ Men
Every day!
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And tonight is so far away…
Usnavi
But as for manana, mi pana
Ya gotta just keep watching (in the heights)
You will see the late nights
You will taste beans and rice (in the heights)
The syrups and shaved ice
I ain’t gonna say it twice (In the heights)
So turn up the street lights (Ah)
We’re taking a fight
To a couple of days
In the life of what it’s like
All
En Washington Heights!
So these were all In the Heights Lyrics. What do you think about this all story? Do you have sympathy with those people who are surviving very hardly? Read more about 9 Tips To Get Started Writing Music
