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 is 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 in life

Woes are fleeting

Blows are glancing

When you're dancing

Through life

So what's the most swankified place in town

Galinda:

That would be the Ozdust Ballroom

Sounds perfect

Lets go down to the Ozdust Ballroom

We'll meet there later tonight

We can dance till it lights

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

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 hope you'll save at least onedance 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

Maybe I could invite her

Oh Boq 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 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

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 listening isn't that right

No No It's because ah 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