Wonderful

I never asked for this Or planned it in advance I was merely blown here By the winds of chance I never saw myself As a Solomon or Socrates I knew who I was One of your dime a dozen Mediocrities Then suddenly I'm here Respected, worshipped, even Just because the folks in Oz Needed someone to believe in Does it surprise you I got hooked, and all too soon? What can I say? I got carried away And not just by balloon Wonderful They called me "Wonderful" So I said "Wonderful, if you insist" I will be "Wonderful" And they said "Wonderful" Believe me, it's hard to resist 'Cause it feels wonderful They think I'm wonderful Hey, look who's wonderful This corn-fed hick Who said, "It might be keen To build a town of green And a wonderful road of yellow brick!" See, I never had a family of my own So, I guess I just wanted to Give the citizens of Oz everything So you lied to them Elphaba, where I'm from We believe all sorts of things that aren't true We call it "history A man's called a traitor or liberator A rich man's a thief or philanthropist Is one a crusader or ruthless invader? It's all in which label is able to persist There are precious few at ease With moral ambiguities So we act as though they don't exist They call me "Wonderful" So I am wonderful In fact, it's so much who I am It's part of my name And with my help, you can be the same At long, long last receive your due long overdue Elphaba, the most celebrated are the rehabilitated There'll be such a whoop-de-doo A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with you Wonderful They'll call you wonderful It does sound wonderful Trust me, it's fun When you are wonderful It would be wonderful Wonderful, wonderful One! Two! And Ha ha