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 sluff 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
 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 one dance for me. I'll be right here. Waiting. All night.
 Oh-that's so kind. But you know what would be even kinder?
 See that tragic'ly 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, Biq, 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?
 Fin'lly 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 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!