Wonderful

The 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, I'm here

Respected, worshiped 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 the view!

Wonderful

They call me wonderful

So I said wonderful

If you insist

I could be wonderful

And they said wonderful

Believe me, it's hard to resist!

'Cause it feels wonderful

They think I'm wonderful

Hey, look who's wonderful!

This cornfed hick!

Who said it might be keen

To build a town of green!

And a wonderful road of yellow brick.

See! I never had a family of my own

So I guess I just wanted to give the citizens of Oz everything--

Elphaba:

So you lied to them.

The Wizard:

Elphaba!

Where I'm from, we believe all sorts of things that aren't true.

We call it history.

A man's called a traitor

Or liberator.

A rich man's a thief

Or philanthropist.

Is one a crusader?

Or ruthless invader?

It's all in which label

Is able to persist.

There are precious few at ease

With moral ambiguities

So we act as though they don't exist!

They call me wonderful

So I am wonderful

In fact,

It's so much who I am

It's 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

There'll be such a foop-de-doo

A celebration throughout Oz

That's all to do with you!

Wonderful

They'll call you wonderful

Elphaba:

That does sound wonderful

The Wizard:

Trust me it's fun!

The Wizard & Elphaba:

When you are wonderful

It would be wonderful

Wonderful, wonderful...

The Wizard:

1...2... and...

Haha!