FIYEROnThe trouble with school isnThey always try to teach the wrong lessonnBelieve me, I've been kicked outnOf enough of them to knownThey want you to become less callownLess shallownBut I say: why invite stress in?nStop studying strifenAnd learn to live the unexamined life:nnDancing through lifenSkimming the surfacenGliding where turf is smoothnLife's more painlessnFor the brainlessnWhy think too hard?nWhen it's so soothingnDancing through lifenNo need to tough itnWhen you can sluff it off as I donNothing mattersnBut knowing nothing mattersnIt's just lifenSo keep dancing throughnnDancing through lifenSwaying and sweepingnAnd always keeping coolnLife is fraught-lessnWhen you're thoughtlessnThose who don't trynNever look foolishnDancing through lifenMindless and carelessnMake sure you're where lessnTrouble is rifenWoes are fleetingnBlows are glancingnWhen you're dancingnThrough life:n(spoken) So - what's the most swankified place in town?nnGALINDA n(spoken) That would be the Ozdust Ballroom.nnFIYEROn(spoken) Sounds perfect.n(sung) Let's go down to the Ozdust BallroomnWe'll meet there later tonightnWe can dance till it's lightnFind the prettiest girl:nGive 'er a whirl:nRight on down to the Ozdust BallroomnCome on - follow menYou'll be happy to be there:nnALLnDancing through lifenDown at the OzdustnnFIYEROnIf only because dustnIs what we come to:nnALLnNothing mattersnBut knowing nothing mattersnIt's just lifennFIYEROnSo keep dancing through:nnBOQn(spoken) Miss Galinda - I hope you'll save at least onendance for me. I'll be right there. Waiting. Allnight.nnGALINDA(spoken) Oh - that's so kind. But you know what wouldnbe even kinder?n(sung) See that tragic'ly beautiful girlnThe one in the chairnIt seems so unfairnWe should go on a spreenAnd not shenGee - nI know someone would be my heronIf that someone were to go invite her:nnBOQn(spoken) Well, maybe - I could invite her!nnGALINDAOh, Bick, really?nYou would do that for me?nnBOQn(spoken) I would do anything for you, Miss Galinda:nnGALINDAn(spoken) So:nnFIYEROn(spoken) So I'll be picking you up around eight?nnGALINDA(spoken) After all -n(sung) Now that we've met one anothernnFIYERO AND GALINDAnIt's clear - we deserve each othernnGALINDAYou're perfect:nnFIYEROnYou're perfect:nnBOTHnSo we're perfect togethernBorn to be forevernDancing through life:nnNESSAROSEn(spoken) Oh, Elphaba - isn't it wonderful?n(sung) Fin'lly, for this one nightnI'm about to have a fun nightnWith this Munchkin boynGalinda found for me nAnd I only wish there were nSomething I could do for hernTo repay hernElphaba, see?nWe deserve each othernAnd Galinda helped it come truenWe deserve each other,nMe and Boq:n(spoken) Elphaba, please try to understand:nnELPHABAnI do:n(spoken) Galinda - my sister and I were talking about younjust now-nnGALINDAn(spoken) And I was just talking about you! I thought younmight want to wear this hat to the party tonight!n(sung) It's really, uh, sharp, don't you think?nYou know - black is this year's pinknYou deserve each othernThis hat and younYou're both so smartnYou deserve each othernSo here, out of the goodness of my heart:nnBOQn(spoken) Listen: Nessa:nnNESSAROSEn(spoken) Yes?nnBOQnUh - NessanI've got something to confess, anReason why, well - nWhy I asked you here tonightnNow I know it isn't fair:nnNESSAROSEn(spoken) Oh, Boq, I know why.nnBOQn(spoken) You do?nnNESSAROSEnIt's because I'm in this chairnAnd you felt sorry for menWell - isn't that right?nnBOQn(spoken) No! No! It's because: because:n(sung) Because you are so beautiful!nnNESSAROSEnOh, Boq, I think you're wonderful!nAnd we deserve each othernDon't you see, this is our chance?nWe deserve each othernDon't we, Boq?nnBOQn(spoken) You know what?n(sung) Let's dance:nnNESSAROSEn(spoken) What?!nnBOQnLet's dance!nnALLnDancing through lifenDown at the OzdustnIf only because dustnIs what we come to!nAnd the strange thing:nYour life could end up changingnWhile you're dancingnThrough!n