Wonderful

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:

Wonderful
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Wicked
Stephen Schwartz