Wonderful (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

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 called 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 to them
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 whoop-de-doo
A celebration throughout Oz
That's all to do with you
Wonderful
They'll call you
Wonderful
It does sound wonderful
Trust me  it's fun
When you are wonderful
It would be wonderful
Wonderful  wonderful--
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