Lyrics: For Good

[Glinda:] I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led to those who help us most to grow
If we let them and we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I’m who I am today because I knew you
Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder halfway through the wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But, because I knew you... I have been changed … for good...
[Elphaba:] It well may be, that we will never meet again
In this lifetime, so let me say before we part
So much of me is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me like a handprint on my heart...
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine by being my friend...
Like a ship blown from it's mooring by a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant wood
Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
[Glinda:] Because I knew you
[Both:] I have been changed... for good...
[Elphaba:] And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness for the things I’ve done
You blame me for
[Glinda:] But then I guess, we know there's blame to share
[Both:] And none of it seems to matter anymore!
[Glinda:] Like a comet pulled from orbit as it passes a sun...
[Elphaba:] Like a ship blown from its mooring by a wind off the sea
[Glinda:] Like a stream that meets a boulder
[Elphaba:] Like a sea drop by a bird
[Glinda:] Halfway through the wood
[Elphaba:] In the wood
[Glinda:] Who can say if I’ve been changed for the better?
[Both:] I do believe I have been changed for the better.
[Glinda:] And, because I knew you
[Elphaba:] Because I knew you
[Both:] Because I knew you
I have been changed… for good...