The View From Here

Charlie, you've won!

(Another Gobstopper?)

Nope!

(A lifetime supply of sweets?)

Better!

(But what could possibly be better than a lifetime supply of sweets?)

Let me show you

Charlie, you and I

We make something out of nothing

Me and you, Charlie

We see things that aren't there

Charlie, you and I

We ask how but never why

It's me and you, Charlie

Charlie

You and I

Welcome aboard my Great Glass Elevator

I haven't been in this thing for years, let's see if it still works

Push that button!

(The one marked "Don't Push"?)

That's the one!

(Something crazy is gonna happen now, isn't it?)

How did you guess?

(Where are we going?)

Up

Up

Up!

When a boy like you looks to the sky

At the stars and planets passing by

If the boy's like me, he'll want to fly

Into the stratosphere

And as we both rise

Into those those skies

Your future will appear

That's why I've brought you

To see the view from here

When a boy has just a touch of odd

And he walks the streets without a nod

He should know that odd is a gift from God

Like this starry blue chandelier

And the more he lives

Perspective gives him

Sight so crystal clear

That's why I brought you

To see the view from here

So you could see the straits Magellan sailed

The battlefields where good prevailed

The pyramids, Saint Peter's dome

The tiny house

That you call home

Charlie, look, down there

My factory, do you see it?

(Yes, Mr. Wonka!)

I love my factory, Charlie

I love it more than anything in the world

(So do I, Mr. Wonka, so do I)

Well, I'm very glad to hear that, Charlie

Very glad

Do you wanna know why?

(Why?)

Because my chocolate factory is your grand prize

(What?!)

I'm giving it to you!

(But Mr. Wonka, why do you want to give away your factory?)

Charlie, I'm an old, old man

Much older than you think

I can't keep running my factory forever

I have to give it to someone new

Someone good, and honest, and kind

Who loves to mix things up!

And that someone, Charlie Bucket

Is you!

Charlie, you and I (I cannot believe this!)

We make something out of nothing (You and me)

Me and you, Charlie (Mr. Wonka)

We see things that aren't there (Floating, flying in the air)

Charlie, you and I (And there could never be)

We ask how but never why (A boy as fortunate as me)

It's me and you, Charlie (Me)

Me and you (And Mr. Wonka)

When the world seems full of spies and thieves (That one's Mars, and Mr. Wonka)

And for all that's good, your spirit grieves (All the stars, and Mr. Wonka)

You may meet a boy

And he believes (And he believes)

And there's your new (In what I do)

Chocolatier (Is it true?)

(I'm a chocolatier?)

And now high above

The thing we love (The thing we love)

It's time for your premier!

That's why I brought you

To see the view from here (To see the view from here)

So take in this perfect speck of blue

And everything I give to you

My factory

And to see

The view from here (The view from here)