[Intro]
N.C.
I see that, once again, the responsibility to corrupt my fellow students falls to me


[Verse 1]
             
The trouble wi

              
th schools is 

            
they always tr

              
y to teach the

             
 wrong lesson
            
Believe me, I'

             
ve been kicked

              
 out of enough

            
 of them to kn

    
ow
             
They want you 

              
to become less

             
 callow, less 


 shallow
           
But I say, why

             
 invite stress

    
 in?
             
 Stop studying

 
 strife
            
And learn to l

              
ive the unexam

           
ined life


[Chorus]
             
Dancing throug

             
h life, skimmi

       
ng the surface
             
Gliding where 

        
turf is smooth
             
 Life's more p

           
ainless   for 

    
the brainless
             
Why think too 

     
hard when it's

 so soothing?
             
Dancing throug

             
h life, no nee

     
d to tough it
             
When you can s

             
lough it off a

    
s I do
             
Nothing matter

           
s, but knowing

         
 nothing matte

rs
             
 It's just lif

             
e, so keep dan

               
cing through
             
Dancing throug

        
h life, swayin

g and sweeping
            
And always kee

      
ping cool
            
 Life is fraug

           
htless   when 

       
you're thought

less
             
Those who don'

      
t try never lo

ok foolish
             
Dancing throug

             
h life, mindle

       
ss and careles

s
             
Make sure you'

             
re where less 

        
trouble is rif

e
            
Woes are fleet

           
ing, blows are

 
 glancing
             
 When you're d

             
ancing through

        
 life


[Instrumental]
  
   
 


[Verse 2]

  Let's go dow

n to the Ozdus

t Ballroom
      
We'll meet the

re later tonig

ht

 We can dance 

till it's ligh

t
             
Find the prett

           
iest girl, giv

        
e her a whirl
      
Right on down 

to the Ozdust 

Ballroom

  Come on, fol

low me
            
You'll be happ

       
y to be there


[Chorus]
             
Dancing throug

       
h life down at

 the Ozdust
            
If only becaus

           
e dust is what

         
 we come to
            
Nothing matter

           
s, but knowing

         
 nothing matte

rs
           
 It's just lif

    
e (Ah, ah)
            
It's just life

 
             
So keep dancin

#         
g through


[Instrumental]
       
Galinda
              
Um, I'll hope 

       
you'll save a 

dance for me t

onight
              
I'll be right 

       
there, waiting

 all night

That's so kind

 But you know 

what would be 

even kinder?


[Verse 3]

   See that tr

agically beaut

iful girl?

  The one in t

he chair

 It seems so u

nfair
          
We should go o

n a spree
        
   And not she

, gee!

I know someone

 would be my h

ero

  If that some

one were

  To go invite

 her

Well

Maybe I could 

invite her

Oh, Biq, really?

You would do that for me?
              
I would do any

          
thing for you
            
You're good!
              
I don't know w

             
hat you mean
              
I love helping

 
 others
             
Oh, and I happ

              
en to be free 

  
tonight, after

 all
             
Now that we've

          
 met one anoth

er
             
It's clear we 

             
deserve each o

#
ther
       
You're perfect

You're perfect
         
So we're perfe

ct together

  Born to be f

orever
            
Dancing throug

        
h life


[Instrumental]
            
You'll never g

              
uess what just

 
 happened to m

e
            
That perfectly

            
 adorable Munc

              
hkin boy just 

     
asked  me out
N.C.
He said he was too shy to ask me out first, but then, Galinda emboldened him
N.C.
Wait, Galinda?
N.C.
Don't
N.C.
Don't you dare say another word against her

I'm about to h

ave the happie

st night of my

 life

Thanks to Galinda


[Verse 4]

Finally, for t

his one night
     
I'm about to h

ave a fun nigh

t
            
With this Munc

              
hkin boy Galin

             
da found for m

#  
e
           
And I only wis

        
h there were
             
Something I co

         
uld do for her
     
To repay her
       
Elphaba, see?
           
We deserve eac

  
h other
           
And Galinda he

             
lped it come t

#
rue
           
 We deserve ea

           
ch other, me a

   
nd Boq
              
Please, Elphab

          
a, try to unde

rstand
  
I do
         
Galinda, um

Nessa and I we

re talking abo

ut you just no

w and—

Oh, well, we were just talking about you
              
How you should

              
 join us tonig

   
ht at the Ozdu

st
              
And don't tell

              
 me you have n

          
othing to wear
              
'Cause you cou

              
ld wear this
            
I mean, it goe

             
s with everyth

        
ing you own


[Verse 5]
              
It's really, u

   
h, sharp, don'

t you think?
              
You know black

    
 is this year'

s pink
          
  You deserve 

     
each other
             
This hat and y

             
ou, you're bot

    
h so  smart
          
  You deserve 

     
each other
       
So here, out o

f the goodness

 of my heart


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[Verse 6]
        
Listen, Nessa?

Yes?

Uh, Nessa
         
I've got somet

hing to confes

s a
       
Reason why, we

ll
              
Why I asked yo

               
u here tonight
            
And I know it 

      
isn't fair

Boq, I know why

You do?
            
It's because I

          
'm in this cha

ir
             
And you felt s

            
orry for me
              
Well, isn't th

   
at right?

No! No, no, no, I don't feel sorry for you

You're great

I asked you because

Because
  
Because you ar

e so beautiful

Boq, I think y

ou're wonderfu

l
           
  And we deser

        
ve each other
            
Don't you see 

           
this is our ch

ance?
           
  We deserve e

    
ach other
          
Don't we, Boq?
    
You know what?
      
Let's dance

What?
      
Let's dance


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[Chorus]
             
Dancing throug

       
h life here at

 the Ozdust
           
If only becaus

            
e dust is what

         
 we come to
            
And here's the

              
 strange thing

            
, your life co

           
uld end up cha

nging
            
While you're d

             
ancing through