Wonderful

WIZARD:
I never asked for this
Or planned it in advance
I was merely blown here
By the winds of chance
I never saw myself
As a Solomon or Socrates
I knew who I was
One of your dime a dozen
Mediocrities
Then suddenly Im here
Respected worshipped, even
Just because the folks in Oz
Needed someone to believe in
Does it surprise you
I got hooked, and all too soon?
What can I say?
I got carried away
And not just by balloon
Wonderful
They called me 'Wonderful'
So I said 'Wonderful' , if you insist
I will be 'Wonderful'
And they said 'Wonderful'
Believe me, its hard to resist
Cause it feels wonderful
They think Im wonderful
Hey, look whos wonderful
This corn-fed hick
Who said: 'It might be keen
To build a town of green
And a wonderful road of yellow brick!'
(spoken) See, I never had a family of my own.
So, I guess I just wanted to give the citizens of Oz everything
ELPHABA:
(spoken) So you lied to them
WIZARD:
(spoken) Elphaba, where Im from, we believe all sorts of
things that arent true. We call it 'history'
(sung ) A mans called a traitor or liberator
A rich mans a thief or philanthropist
Is one a crusader or ruthless invader?
Its all in which label
Is able to persist
There are precious few at ease
With moral ambiguities
So we act as though they dont exist
They call me 'Wonderful'
So I am wonderful
In fact, its so much who I am
Its part of my name
And with my help, you can be the same
At long, long last receive your due
Long overdue
Elphaba, The most celebrated
Are the rehabilitated
Therell be such a whoop-de -doo
A celebration throughout Oz
Thats all to do - with you
Wonderful
Theyll call you wonderful
ELPHABA:
It does sound wonderful
WIZARD:
Trust me, its fun
BOTH:
When you are wonderful
It would be wonderful?
Wonderful, wonderful
WIZARD:
One! Two! And