The View From Here

Lyrics

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)
 

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Song Details

Duration
06:03
Key
11
Tempo
163 BPM

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