(feat. Norbert Leo Butz, Kristin Chenoweth, Christoper Fitzgerald, Michelle Federer)


[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 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 faught 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...

So-what's the most swankified place in town?



[Glinda]

That would be the Ozdust Ballroom.



[Fiyero]

Sounds perfect.

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...



[Students]

Dancing Through Life 

Down at the Ozdust... 



[Fiyero]

If only because dust 

Is what we come to 



[Students]

Nothing matters 

But knowing nothing matters 

It's just life... 



[Fiyero]

So keep dancing through...



[Boq]

Miss GLINDA, I hope you'll save at least one dance for me. I'll be right here. Waiting. All night. 



[Glinda]

Oh-that's so kind. But you know what would be even kinder? 

See that tragic'ly 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]

Well maybe, I could invite her? 



[Glinda]

Oh, Bick, really? 

You would do that for me? 



[Boq]

I would do anything for you Miss GLINDA. 



[Glinda]

So...



[Fiyero]

So I'll be picking you up around eight?



[Glinda]

After all-

Now that we've met one another 



[Glinda & Fiyero]

It's clear we deserve each other 



[Glinda] 

You're perfect... 



[Fiyero]

You're perfect... 



[Glinda & Fiyero]

So we're perfect together 

Born to be forever... 

Dancing Through Life...



[Nessa]

Oh, Elphaba-Isn't it wonderful?

Fin'lly for this one night 

I'm about to have a fun night 

With this Munchkin boy 

Glinda 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 Glinda helped it come true 

We deserve each other 

Me and Boq - 

please, Elphaba, try to understand. 



[Elphaba]

I do... 

Glinda, listen. Nessa and I were talking about you just now. 



[Glinda]

And I was just talking about you. I thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight!

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 



[Boq]

Listen, Nessa



[Nessa]

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... 



[Nessa]

Oh, Boq. I know why. 



[Boq]

You do? 



[Nessa]

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..uh..because...

Because you are so beautiful 



[Nessa]

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! 



[Nessa]

What? 



[Boq]

Let's Dance! 



[Students]

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!