Dancing Through Life (Live from the Dolby Theatre)

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
Hello, everyone, oh, aren't you nice?
Ho, everyone, I know we're all having fun tonight but this is actually a huge night for me
I don't know if you noticed but I originally went out for Fiyero
I didn't get the part because Jon M. Chu said that I was "too conventionally attractive"
And that "Rejection would make me a better Pfannee"
That's the name of my character, did you know that? Most poeple don't
But he was nice enough to let me be FIyero's understudy
Which many have told me is not a job in movies
But, seeing as Jonathan Bailey couldn't be here tonight
I'm proud to be your Fiyero this evening
And all I have to say is

[FIYERO]
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 slough it off as I do
Nothing matters, but knowing nothing matters
It's just life, so keep dancing through

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
Hey, Bowen

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
Ethan, what the Boq are you doing?

Nice job working my charcter name into the segment, but tonight, I'm Fiyero's understudy

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
No, I'm Fiyero's understudy

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
According to who?

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
According to Chu, Jon M. Chu
Hey, what does the M stand for?

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
I think movies?

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
Yeah, movies
Get those Fiyero duds off of you right now

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
Wait, hold on, Bowen
I think I hear our cue coming up

[FIYEROS]
Dancing through life, swaying and sweeping
And always keeping cool
Life is fraughtless 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

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
Woah, Melissa
What inthe Nessa are you doing here?

[MARISSA BODE, spoken]
I'm the Fiyero understudy

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
No, you are not

[MARISSA BODE, spoken]
What are you saying? A woman can't play Fiyero?

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
No, I think all women should play all roles, you know this about me

[MARISSA BODE, spoken]
So, what's the big problem?

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
Well, we can't all be Fiyero, it's a little bit confusing

[MARISSA BODE, spoken]
It's really not, tonight's our night and there's no rule that says we can't all be Fiyero

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
Maybe Marissa is right

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
Yeah, maybe Marissa is right because Fiyero isn't just a person, he is a feeling

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
The feeling of wanting attention, we can all relate to that
Let's do as all Fiyeros do

[FIYEROS]
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

[ALL]
Dancing through life down at the Ozdust

[FIYERO]
If only because dust is what we come to

[ALL]
Nothing matters, but knowing nothing matters

[FIYERO, ALL]
It's just life (Ah, ah)
It's just life
So keep dancing through

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
You're good

[MARISSA BODE, spoken]
You're good

[BOWEN YANG, spoken]
You're good
No, no, oh
You're good

[ETHAN SLATER, spoken]
You're good
You're good

[FIYEROS, spoken]
We're good

[ALL]
Dancing through life here at the Ozdust
If only because dust is what we come to
While you're dancing through