MANY YEA R S I HAVE WAITED
FOR A GIFT LI K E YOURS TO APPEAR
WHY I PREDICT THE W I ZARD
COULD MAKE YOU H IS
MAG I C G RAND V IZI ER
M Y DEA R M Y DEAR
I'LL WRITE A T ONCE TO THE W IZARD
TE LL H IM O F YOU IN ADVANCE
W ITH A TALENT LIKE YOURS DEAR
THERE I S A DEFIN I S H CHANCE
IF YO U WORK A S YO U SHOU LD
YOU'LL B E M A K I N G GOOD
DID THAT REALLY JUST HAPPEN
HAVE I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD
THIS WEIRD QUIRK I'VE TR I ED
TO SUPPRESS O R H I DE
IS A TALEN T THAT COU LD
HELP M E MEE T THE W I Z A RD
IF I M AKE GOOD
S O I 'L L M AK E GOOD
WHEN I MEET THE W IZARD
ONCE I PROVE M Y WORTH
AND THEN I MEET THE W IZARD
WHAT I' V E WA ITED F O R SINCE
SINCE BIRTH
AND W ITH A LL H IS W IZARD W ISDOM
BY M Y LOOKS
H E WON'T B E B LI NDED
D O YOU THINK THE W IZARD
I S DUMB
O R LIKE MUNCHKINS
S O SMALL MINDED NO
HE 'LL SAY TO ME
I SEE WHO YOU TRU LY ARE
A GIRL ON WHOM I CAN RELY
AN D THAT'S HOW WE'LL BEG IN
THE W I ZARD AND I
ONCE I'M W ITH THE W IZA RD
M Y WHO LE LIFE W ILL CHANGE
'CAUSE ONCE YOU'RE WITH
THE W I ZARD
N O ONE THINKS YOU'RE STRANGE
N O FATHER IS NOT PROUD OF YOU
N O S I STE R ACTS ASHAMED
AND A L L O F O Z HAS TO L OV E YOU
WHEN BY THE W IZARD
YOU'RE ACCLAI M ED
AND THIS GIFT O R THIS CURSE
I HAVE I NSIDE
MAYBE A T LAST I'LL KNOW WHY
W HE N WE ARE HAND AN D HAND
TH E W IZARD AND I
AND ONE DAY HE'LL SAY TO ME
ELPHABA
A GIRL WHO I S SO SUPERIOR
SHOULDN'T A GIR L WHO'S
S O GOOD I NSI DE
HAVE A MATCHING EXTERI OR
AND SINCE FOLKS HERE TO
AN ABSURD DEGREE
SEEM FIXATED O N YOUR VERD I GRIS
WOULD IT B E A LL RIGHT BY YOU
IF I DE - G R EEN I FY YOU
AND THOUGH O F COURSE
THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT TO ME
ALL RIGHT WHY NOT
I'LL REP LY
O H WHAT A PAIR WE'LL BE
THE W I ZARD AND I
YES WHA T A PA IR W E'LL BE
THE W IZARD AND
UN L I M I TED
M Y FUTURE I S UN L I M I T ED
AND I'VE JUST HAD A VIS I ON
A L MOST LIKE A PROPHECY
I KNO W IT SOUNDS TRULY CRAZY
AND TRU E THE VISION'S HAZY
BUT I SWEA R SOMEDAY THERE'LL BE
A CE L EBRATION THROUGHOUT OZ
THAT'S A L L TO D O W ITH ME
AND I' LL STAND THERE
W ITH THE W IZA RD
FEELI NG THINGS I' V E NEVER FE LT
AND THOUGH I'D NEVE R SHOW IT
I'LL BE SO HAPPY I COULD ME LT
AND SO IT W ILL BE
FO R THE REST OF M Y LIFE
AND I'LL WANT NOTHING ELSE
'TIL I D IE
HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM
WHEN PEOPLE SEE ME
THEY W ILL SCREAM
FOR HALF O F O Z'S FAV 'RITE T E AM
