Stephen Schwartz Wicked Dancing Through Life FIYERO THE TROUBLE WITH SCHOOLS IS THEY ALWAYS TRY TO TEACH THE WRONG LESSON BELIVE 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 INVITIT STRESS IN? STOP STUDYING STRIFE AND LEARN TO LIVE “THE UNEXAMINED LIFE”... DANCING THROUGH LIFE SKIMMING THE SUFACE GILDING WHERE TURF IS SMOOTH LIFE’S MORE PAINLESS FOR THE BRAINLESS WHY THINK TOO HARD? WHEN IT’S SO SOOTHING DANCING THOUGH LIFE NO NEED TO THOUH 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 IS DANCING THROUGH LIFE... So - what’s the most swankified place in town? GALINDA 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 ‘ER A WHIL RIGHT ON DOWN TO THE OZDUST BALLROOM COME ON -- FOLLOW YOU’LL BE HAPPY TO BE THERE... ALL DANCING THROUGH LIFE DOWN AT THE OZDUST BALLROOM... 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 Miss Galinda-- I hope you’ll save atleast one dance fir me. I’ll be right there. Waiting. All night. GALINDA 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 NY HERO IS THAT SOMEONE WERE TO GO AND INVITE HER... BOQ Well, maybe -- I could invite her! GALINDA ON BICK, REALLY? YUO WOULD DO THAT FOR ME!? GALINDA So... FIYERO So i’ll be picking you up around 8? GALINDA After all - NOW THAT WE’VE MET ONE ANOTHER... FIYERO AND GALINDA IT’S CLEAR -- WE DESERVE EACH OTHER GALINDA YOU’RE PERECT... FIYERO YOU’RE PERECT... BOTH SO WE’RE PERECT TOGETHER BORN TO BE FOREVER... DANCING THROUGH LIFE... NESSAROSE Oh, Elphaba - Isn’t it wonderful? FIN’LLY, 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 TURE WE DESERVE EACH OTHER ME AND BOQ... Elphaba, please, try to understand... ELPHABA I DO... ELPHABA Galinda - my sister and I were talking about you just now - GALINDA And I was just talking about you! I thought you might want to wear this hat to the paty tonight! IT’S REALLY, UH, SHARP, DON’T YOU THINK? YUO KNOW -- BLACK IS THIS YEAR’S PINK YUO DESERVE EACH OTHER THIS HAT AND YOU YOU’RE BOTH SO SMART YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER SO HER, OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART 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 IST’N FAIR... NESSAROSE Oh, Boq, I know why. BOQ You do? NESSAROSE IT’S BEACAUSE I’M IN THIS CHAIR AND YOU FELT SORRY FOR ME WELL - ISN’T THAT RIGHT? BOQ No! No! It’s beacuse... because... BECAUSE YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL! NESSAROSE OH, BOQ, I THINK YUO’RE WONDERFUL! AND WE DESERVE EACH OTHER DON’T YOU SEE, THIS IS OUR CHANC? 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: YOUR LIFE COULD END UP CHANGING WHILE YOUR DANCING THROUGH!