The View From Here

Charlie, you've won! (Another Gobstopper?) Nope! (A lifetime supply of sweets?) Better! (But what could possibly be better than a lifetime supply of sweets?) Let me show you Charlie, you and I We make something out of nothing Me and you, Charlie We see things that aren't there Charlie, you and I We ask how but never why It's me and you, Charlie Charlie You and I Welcome aboard my Great Glass Elevator I haven't been in this thing for years, let's see if it still works Push that button! (The one marked "Don't Push"?) That's the one! (Something crazy is gonna happen now, isn't it?) How did you guess? (Where are we going?) Up Up Up! When a boy like you looks to the sky At the stars and planets passing by If the boy's like me, he'll want to fly Into the stratosphere And as we both rise Into those those skies Your future will appear That's why I've brought you To see the view from here When a boy has just a touch of odd And he walks the streets without a nod He should know that odd is a gift from God Like this starry blue chandelier And the more he lives Perspective gives him Sight so crystal clear That's why I brought you To see the view from here So you could see the straits Magellan sailed The battlefields where good prevailed The pyramids, Saint Peter's dome The tiny house That you call home Charlie, look, down there My factory, do you see it? (Yes, Mr. Wonka!) I love my factory, Charlie I love it more than anything in the world (So do I, Mr. Wonka, so do I) Well, I'm very glad to hear that, Charlie Very glad Do you wanna know why? (Why?) Because my chocolate factory is your grand prize (What?!) I'm giving it to you! (But Mr. Wonka, why do you want to give away your factory?) Charlie, I'm an old, old man Much older than you think I can't keep running my factory forever I have to give it to someone new Someone good, and honest, and kind Who loves to mix things up! And that someone, Charlie Bucket Is you! Charlie, you and I (I cannot believe this!) We make something out of nothing (You and me) Me and you, Charlie (Mr. Wonka) We see things that aren't there (Floating, flying in the air) Charlie, you and I (And there could never be) We ask how but never why (A boy as fortunate as me) It's me and you, Charlie (Me) Me and you (And Mr. Wonka) When the world seems full of spies and thieves (That one's Mars, and Mr. Wonka) And for all that's good, your spirit grieves (All the stars, and Mr. Wonka) You may meet a boy And he believes (And he believes) And there's your new (In what I do) Chocolatier (Is it true?) (I'm a chocolatier?) And now high above The thing we love (The thing we love) It's time for your premier! That's why I brought you To see the view from here (To see the view from here) So take in this perfect speck of blue And everything I give to you My factory And to see The view from here (The view from here)