The Wizard and I
Idina Menzel"The Wizard and I" is a song by Idina Menzel, released in 2004 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:54 long and contains 85 lines and 447 words.
Lyrics
0:00Oh Miss Elphaba
0:03Many years I have waited
0:06For a gift like yours to appear
0:09Why I predict the Wizard
0:12Could make you his
0:13Magic grand vizier
0:17My dear my dear
0:20I'll write at once to the Wizard
0:23Tell him of you in advance
0:27With a talent like yours dear
0:30There is a defint-ish chance
0:33If you work as you should
0:38You'll be making good:
0:51Did that really just happen
0:54Have I actually understood
0:57This weird quirk I've tried
0:59To suppress or hide
1:01Is a talent that could
1:04Help me meet the Wizard
1:09If I make good
1:14So I'll make good;
1:24When I meet the Wizard
1:27Once I prove my worth
1:30And then I meet the Wizard
1:33What I've waited for since
1:36(Since birth )
1:37And with all his Wizard wisdom
1:40By my looks he won't be blinded
1:43Do you think the Wizard is (dumb )
1:47Or like Munchkins so small-minded
1:50(No ) He'll say to me
1:52"I see who you truly are -
1:54A girl of whom I can rely "
1:57And that's how we'll begin
2:00The Wizard and I:
2:08Once I'm with the Wizard
2:11My whole life will change
2:15'Cuz once you're with the Wizard
2:18No one thinks you're strange
2:21No father is not proud of you
2:24No sister acts ashamed
2:28And all of Oz has to love you
2:31When by the Wizard you're acclaimed
2:35And this gift or this curse
2:37I have inside
2:38Maybe at last I'll know why
2:42When we are hand in hand -
2:44The Wizard and I
2:49And one day he'll say to me "Elphaba
2:52A girl who is so superior
2:55Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside
2:59Have a matching exterior
3:02And since folks here to an absurd degree
3:05Seem fixated on your verdigris
3:08Would it be all right by you
3:12If I de-greenify you "
3:19And though of course
3:20That's not important to me
3:21"All right why not " I'll reply
3:25Oh what a pair we'll be
3:27The Wizard and I;
3:31Yes what a pair we'll be
3:34The Wizard and
3:39Unlimited
3:43My future is unlimited
3:48And I've just had a vision
3:49Almost like a prophecy
3:52I know - it sounds truly crazy
3:58And true the vision's hazy
4:01But I swear someday there'll be
4:05A celebration throughout Oz
4:08That's all to do with me
4:19And I'll stand there with the Wizard
4:24Feeling things I've never felt
4:28And though I'd never show it
4:31I'll be so happy I could melt
4:34And so it will be
4:36For the rest of my life
4:38And I'll want nothing else
4:39Till I die
4:40Held in such high esteem
4:43When people see me they will scream
4:47For half of Oz's favorite team;
4:53The Wizard
4:54And I
Oh Miss Elphaba Many years I have waited For a gift like yours to appear Why I predict the Wizard Could make you his Magic grand vizier My dear my dear I'll write at once to the Wizard Tell him of you in advance With a talent like yours dear There is a defint-ish chance If you work as you should You'll be making good: Did that really just happen Have I actually understood This weird quirk I've tried To suppress or hide Is a talent that could Help me meet the Wizard If I make good So I'll make good; When I meet the Wizard Once I prove my worth And then I meet the Wizard What I've waited for since (Since birth ) And with all his Wizard wisdom By my looks he won't be blinded Do you think the Wizard is (dumb ) Or like Munchkins so small-minded (No ) He'll say to me "I see who you truly are - A girl of whom I can rely " And that's how we'll begin The Wizard and I: Once I'm with the Wizard My whole life will change 'Cuz once you're with the Wizard No one thinks you're strange No father is not proud of you No sister acts ashamed And all of Oz has to love you When by the Wizard you're acclaimed And this gift or this curse I have inside Maybe at last I'll know why When we are hand in hand - The Wizard and I And one day he'll say to me "Elphaba A girl who is so superior Shouldn't a girl who's so good inside Have a matching exterior And since folks here to an absurd degree Seem fixated on your verdigris Would it be all right by you If I de-greenify you " And though of course That's not important to me "All right why not " I'll reply Oh what a pair we'll be The Wizard and I; Yes what a pair we'll be The Wizard and Unlimited My future is unlimited And I've just had a vision Almost like a prophecy I know - it sounds truly crazy And true the vision's hazy But I swear someday there'll be A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with me And I'll stand there with the Wizard Feeling things I've never felt And though I'd never show it I'll be so happy I could melt And so it will be For the rest of my life And I'll want nothing else Till I die Held in such high esteem When people see me they will scream For half of Oz's favorite team; The Wizard And I
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