Dancing Through Life

[FIYERO, spoken]

I see that, once again, the responsibility to corrupt my fellow students falls to me

[FIYERO]

The trouble with schools is they always try to 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 think too hard when it's so soothing?

Dancing through life, no need to tough it

When you can slough 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 fraughtless 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

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

Come on, 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

[FIYERO, ALL]

It's just life (Ah, ah)

It's just life

So keep dancing through

[BOQ, spoken]

Galinda

Um, I'll hope you'll save a dance for me tonight

I'll be right there, waiting all night

[GALINDA, spoken]

That's so kind

But you know what would be even kinder?

[GALINDA]

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 invite her

[BOQ, spoken]

Well

Maybe I could invite her

[GALINDA, spoken]

Oh, Biq, really?

[GALINDA]

You would do that for me?

[BOQ, spoken]

I would do anything for you

[FIYERO, spoken]

You're good!

[GALINDA, spoken]

I don't know what you mean

I love helping others

Oh, and I happen to be free tonight, after all

[GALINDA]

Now that we've met one another

[FIYERO & GALINDA]

It's clear we deserve each other

[GALINDA]

You're perfect

[FIYERO]

You're perfect

[FIYERO & GALINDA]

So we're perfect together

Born to be forever

Dancing through life

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

You'll never guess what just happened to me

That perfectly adorable Munchkin boy just asked me out

He said he was too shy to ask me out first, but then, Galinda emboldened him

[ELPHABA, spoken]

Wait, Galinda?

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

Don't

Don't you dare say another word against her

I'm about to have the happiest night of my life

Thanks to Galinda

[NESSAROSE]

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

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

Please, Elphaba, try to understand

[ELPHABA]

I do

[ELPHABA, spoken]

Galinda, um

Nessa and I were talking about you just now and—

[GALINDA, spoken]

Oh, well, we were just talking about you

How you should join us tonight at the Ozdust

And don't tell me you have nothing to wear

'Cause you could wear this

I mean, it goes with everything you own

[GALINDA]

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

[Instrumental Break]

[BOQ]

Listen, Nessa?

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

Yes?

[BOQ]

Uh, Nessa

I've got something to confess a

Reason why, well

Why I asked you here tonight

And I know it isn't fair

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

Boq, I know why

[BOQ, spoken]

You do?

[NESSAROSE]

It's because I'm in this chair

And you felt sorry for me

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

Well, isn't that right?

[BOQ, spoken]

No! No, no, no, I don't feel sorry for you

You're great

I asked you because

Because

[BOQ]

Because you are so beautiful

[NESSAROSE]

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, spoken]

You know what?

Let's dance

[NESSAROSE, spoken]

What?

[BOQ]

Let's dance

[ALL]

Dancing through life here at the Ozdust

If only because dust is what we come to

And here's the strange thing, your life could end up changing

While you're dancing through

[CROWD cheers.]