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