Dancing Through Life

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 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

So what's the most swankified place in town?

That would be the Ozdust Ballroom

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

Dancing through life (Dancing through life, down at the Ozdust)

If only because dust is what we come to

Nothing matters, but knowing nothing matters

It's just life

So keep dancing through

Miss Galinda? I, I hope you'll save at least one dance for me

I'll be right there, waiting all night

Oh, that's so kind

But you know what would be even kinder?

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

Well, maybe I could invite her?

Oh Bick, really?

You would do that for me?

I would do anything for you, Miss Galinda

So...

So I'll be picking you up around eight?

After all, now that we've met one another

It's clear we deserve each other

You're perfect

You're perfect

So we're perfect together

Born to be forever

Dancing through life

Oh Elphaba, isn't it wonderful?

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

Please, Elphaba, try to understand

I do

Galinda, listen, Nessa and I were talking about you just now

And I was just talking about you

I thought you might wanna 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

Listen, Nessa?

Yes?

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

Oh Boq, I know why

You do?

It's because I'm in this chair

And you felt sorry for me

Well, isn't that right?

No, no, it's because, uh, because

Because you are so beautiful

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?

You know what?

Let's dance

What?

Let's dance

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 you're dancing

Through