Dancing Through the Great Depression - RACE

The walls are closing in The clock is frozen on the wall The noise outside is deafening Shoes lie dusty in the hall Who's gonna save us? Are we puppets in a game? Will the dice of life decide for us Or shall we take the blame? So close the door and come with me Run your fingers through my hair Let me rest upon your shoulder On that sweatshirt that you wear Turn the music up and sing with me Hold me tight and say my name Hide me from the storm outside Let's dance right through the rain Dancing through the rain Dancing through the rain Us against this hurricane Let's dance right through the rain Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh, the water is coming in And who is at the helm? Now the waves are towering over us Are we drowning in the swell? If I dare to say "I'm scared" out loud Will the walls start breaking in? Will I lose my grip, lose myself? Am I dreaming or living? So close the door and come with me Run your fingers through my hair Let me rest upon your shoulder On that sweatshirt that you wear Turn the music up and sing with me Hold me tight and say my name Hide me from the storm outside Let's dance right through the rain Dancing through the rain Dancing through the rain Us against this hurricane Let's dance right through the rain Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Us against this hurricane Let's dance right through the rain Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh One, two, three The angry clouds are lifting now Do we dare to look outside? The world is stripped and broke The earth is gaping wide As I hold your hand and wander Through the wreckage left behind The sun shines on my face again There's hope we couldn't find So close the door and come with me Run your fingers through my hair Light the fire and talk to me Your words will lay me bare Turn the music up, sing with me Hold me tight and say my name Your arms are home to me Let's dance right through the rain Dancing through the rain Dancing through the rain Us against this hurricane Let's dance right through the rain Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Us against this hurricane Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

The trouble with schools is They always try to teach the wrong lesson Believe me, I've been kicked out Of enough of them to know They want you to become less callow Less shallow But I say: why invite stress in? Stop studying strife And learn to live "the unexamined life"... Dancing through life Skimming the surface Gliding where turf is smooth Life's more painless For the brainless Why think too hard? When it's so soothing Dancing through life No need to tough it When you can sluff it off as I do Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life So keep dancing through... Dancing through life Swaying and sweeping And always keeping cool Life is fraught-less When you're thoughtless Those who don't try Never look foolish Dancing through life Mindless and careless Make sure you're where less Trouble is rife Woes are fleeting Blows are glancing When you're dancing Through life... So-what's the most swankified place in town? That would be the Ozdust Ballroom. Sounds perfect. Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom We'll meet there later tonight We can dance till it's light Find the prettiest girl... Give her a whirl Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom Come on Follow me You'll be happy to be there... Dancing Through Life Down at the Ozdust... If only because dust Is what we come to Nothing matters But knowing nothing matters It's just life... So keep dancing through... Miss Galinda, I hope you'll save at least one dance for me. I'll be right here. Waiting. All night. Oh-that's so kind. But you know what would be even kinder? See that tragic'ly beautiful girl The one in the chair It seems so unfair We should go on a spree And not she Gee- I know someone would be my hero If that someone were To go invite her... Well maybe, I could invite her? Oh, Biq, really? You would do that for me? I would do anything for you Miss Galinda. So... So I'll be picking you up around eight? After all- Now that we've met one another It's clear we deserve each other You're perfect... You're perfect... So we're perfect together Born to be forever... Dancing Through Life... Oh, Elphaba-Isn't it wonderful? Fin'lly for this one night I'm about to have a fun night With this Munchkin boy Galinda found for me And I only wish there were Something I could do for her To repay her Elphaba, see We deserve each other And Galinda helped it come true We deserve each other Me and Boq - Please, Elphaba, try to understand. I do... Galinda, listen. Nessa and I were talking about you just now. And I was just talking about you. I thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight! It's really-uh-sharp Don't you think? You know black is this year's pink You deserve each other This hat and you You're both so smart You deserve each other So here Out of the goodness of my heart Listen, Nessa Yes? Uh, Nessa. I've got something to confess, a Reason why, well- Why I asked you here tonight Now I know it isn't fair... Oh, Boq. I know why. You do? It's because I'm in this chair And you felt sorry for me Well isn't that right? No! no! It's because... uh... because... Because you are so beautiful Oh, Boq! I think you're wonderful! And we deserve each other Don't you see, this is our chance? We deserve each other Don't we, Boq? You know what? Let's dance! What? Let's Dance! Dancing Through Life Down at the Ozdust If only because dust Is what we come to And the strange thing: Your life could end up changing While you're dancing Through!