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Wonderful
Joel Grey\Idina Menzel
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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, 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 call me wonderful
So I said wonderful
If you insist
I will 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 corn fed 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
So you lied?
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 called 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 whoop-de-doo
A celebration throughout Oz
That's all to do with you
Wonderful, they'll call you wonderful
That does sound wonderful
Trust me, it's fun
When you are wonderful
It would be wonderful
Wonderful, wonderful
One, two, and
Ha ha
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