FIYERO The trouble with schools is they always try and teach the wrong lesson Believe me, I've been kicked out of enough of them to know They want you to become less callow, less shallow But I say why invite stress in? Stop studying strife And learn to live the unexamined life
Dancing through life Skimming the surface Gliding where turf is smooth Life's more painless For the brainless Why thing too hard? When it's so soothing
Dancing through life No need to tough it When you can sluff it off as I do Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through
Dancing through life Swaying and sweeping And always keeping cool Life is fraught less When you're thoughtless Those who don't try Never look foolish
Dancing through life Mindless and careless Make sure you're where less Trouble is rife Woes are fleeting Blows are glancing When you're dancing Through life...
(spoken) So, what's the most swankified place in town?
GALINDA That would be the Ozdust Ballroom
FIYERO Sounds perfect!
(Sung) Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom We'll meet there later tonight We can dance till it's light Find the prettiest girl Give her a whirl Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom C'mon, follow me You'll be happy to be there
ALL Dancing through life down at the Ozdust
FIYERO If only because dust is what we come to
ALL Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life
FIYERO So keep dancing through
BOQ (Spoken) Miss Galinda, I hope you'll save at least one dance for me. I'll be right here. Waiting. All night.
GALINDA Oh, that's so kind. But you know what would be even kinder?
(Sung) See that tragically beautiful girl The one in the chair It seems so unfair We should go on a spree And not she Gee! I know someone would be my hero If that someone were To go and invite her
BOQ (Spoken) Well maybe I could invite her!
GALINDA (Sung) Oh, Bick, really? You would do that for me?
BOQ (Spoken) I would do anything for you, Miss Galinda
GALINDA So...
FIYERO So I'll be picking you up around eight?
GALINDA After all
(Sung) Now that we've met one another
BOTH It's clear we deserve each other
GALINDA You're perfect
FIYERO You're perfect
BOTH So we're perfect together Born to be forever Dancing through life
NESSAROSE (Spoken) Oh, Elphaba, isn't it wonderful?
(Sung) Finally, for this one night I'm about to have a fun night With this Munchkin boy Galinda found for me And I only wish there were Something I could do for her To repay her Elphaba, see?
We deserve each other And Galinda helped it come true We deserve each other Me and Boq
(Spoken) Please, Elphaba, try to understand
ELPHABA (Sung) I do
(Spoken) Listen Galinda Nessa and I were just talking about you
GALINDA Oh, and I was just talking about you! I thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight!
(Sung) It's really, uh, sharp, don't you think? You know black is this year's pink You deserve each other This hat and you You're both so... smart You deserve each other So here Out of the goodness Of my heart
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BOQ Listen Nessa
NESSAROSE Yes?
BOQ Uh, Nessa I've got something to confess, a Reason why, well Why I asked you here tonight Now I know it isn't fair
NESSAROSE Oh, Boq, I know why
BOQ You do?
NESSAROSE It's because I'm in this chair And you felt sorry for me Well isn't that right?
BOQ No! No! It's because, because Because you are so beautiful!
NESSAROSE Oh Boq, I think you're wonderful And we deserve each other Don't you see This is our chance? We deserve each other Don't we, Boq?
BOQ You know what? Let's dance
NESSAROSE What??
BOQ Let's dance!
ALL Dancing through life Down at the Ozdust If only because dust Is what we come to And the strange thing You're life could end up changing While you're dancing through!
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