Lin-Manuel Miranda - Tony Awards 2008 Acceptance Speech lyrics

I used to dream about this moment, now I'm in it Tell the conductor to hold the baton a minute I'll start with Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, and Jill Furman Quiara, for keeping the pages turnin' Tommy Kail for keeping the engine burnin' For bein' so discernin' through every all-nighter Dr. Herbert for tellin' me, "You're a writer." I have to thank Andy Blank for every spank Matter fact, thank John Buzzetti for every drink Thank the cast and crew for having each other's backs, son I don't know about God but I believe in Chris Jackson I don't know what else I got, I'm off the dome I know I wrote a little show about home Mr. Sondheim, look, I made a hat! Where there never was a hat! It's a Latin hat at that! Mom, Dad, and Cita, I wrote a play! Y'all came to every play Thanks for bein' here today Vanessa, who still leaves me breathless Thanks for lovin' me when I was broke and makin' breakfast And with that, I want to thank all my Latino people This is for Abuelo Wisin and Puerto Rico! Thank you