Lyrics What You Want - Laura Bell Bundy , Annaleigh Ashford

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This is the kind of girl Warner wants
Someone serious
Someone lawyerly
Someone who wears black when nobody's dead
Girl I have a completely brilliant plan
What you want, Warner
What you want is me
But you need to see me in a brand new domain
Well it's plain, Warner
In a different setting
You will see you're getting all of this plus a brain
I'll meet you there at harvard with a book in my hand
Big sturdy book
Big wordy book
Full of words, I'll understand
And right there is where you'll see it too
Warner, what you want is right in front of you
What you want
It's clear
What you want
Right here
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
What you want
It's clear
What you want
Right here
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
Step one, he's off to Harvard Law, so I get in there too
Step two, make Warner reassess, impress him with my high IQ
Step three, we throw a great big wedding
And invite all Delta Nu
That's great, nice plan
Now we can think this through?
Harvard Law School?
I have a 4.0 average
Yeah, in Fashion Merchandising
What makes you think you can do this?
Love, I'm doing this for love
And love will see me through
Yes with love on my side, I can't lose
And Hardvard can't refuse
A love so pure and true
Don't lawyers feel love too?
Even if they do
What you want sweetheart is no easy thing
If you're going to swing it, it will wreck your senior spring, yeah it's true
First, you'll need an LSAT score of more than 174
So no more parties for you
You'll need a killer essay, or do not even hope
And glowing letters from your betters
Any chance you know the pope?
Hm nope
Too bad 'cause that would be a coup
And you've got a lot of work in front of you
What you want
Yes I know
What you want
Even so
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
What you want
(Girl, you go!)
What you want
No, really, go!
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
Law school?
Yes, Daddy, law school!
Good God, why? Law school is for boring, ugly, serious people!
And you, Button, are none of those things
What you want, Button, you just say the word!
But what you want's absurd and costs a whole lot of swag
And hell why?
Button, when you can stay right here
Pursue a film career
How 'bout a nice burken bag?
Yes, the east coast is foreign
There's no film studios
It's cold and dark, no valet parking
All the girls have different noses!
Christ, Button! It's like the damned frontier
Tell me what's out there that you can't get right here?
Guys, love!
Love?
I'm going there for love
Good God!
A love I have to win
I can live without sun or valet
I can't just walk away
Betray what might have been
Fine, okay, I'll pay your way if you get in!
What you want
Make good grades
What you want
And it's paid
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
Hey everybody, it's the spring fling beer bash extreme!
Extreme
Not for you! Time to study! Go!
This year's theme, Jamaican me crazy
What you want, you wanna be out because the sun is warm
What you want, you wanna be study-stuck inside your dorm
What you want, you wanna be partyin' with us all night long
What you want, you wanna be strong
Be strong!
Oh-oh
134. Not good enough. Try again. Go!
What you want, you wanna be groovin' up and shake the room
What you want, you wanna be provin' something and to whom
What you want, you wanna be wonderin' where you your youth has gone
What you want, you wanna hold on
Hold on!
Oh-oh
151, still not Harvard material, once again, go!
Love! I'm doing this for love
And that's how I'll survive
Here you go, I said no, go away!
Right here is where I'll stay
Until that happy day
That day I hear them say
175
175
175!
175, 175!!!
So, gentlemen
Harvard Law grants admission to Adam Cohen and Sundeep Padamadan
And now, Ms. Elle Woods
Who was kind enough to send in a headshot
We should admit her, for reasons of, um multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Oh gentlemen, please, get a hold of yourselves
Oh, look at that! Oh, what a shame!
She didn't bother sending in a personal essay!
How's this for a personal essay?
What you want!
Goodness me!
What you want!
Security!
What you want is right in
Who are you?
I'm what you want, Harvard
I'm the girl for you!
And to prove it's true
We all flew here on Jet Blue
Thank you!
Thank you!
This is what Elle Woods inspires
Everyone admires her
And Harvard should too!
This is not a personal essay!
No! An essay's so boring and so much does not fit
So we're appearing live, right here
Making clear you must admit
That Elle Woods should join the chosen few
Harvard, what you want is right in front of
May I approach!
Uh-huh! Oh yeah! Go Elle!
Now see here, Ms. Woods!
You can't just barge in here with singing and dancing and ethnic movement
This is a very flashy presentation, but I still don't see one reason to admit you
How about love?
Have you ever been in love?
'Cause if you have, you'll know
That love never accepts a defeat
No challenge it can't meet
No place it cannot go
Don't say no to a woman in love
Don't laugh when I say love
Don't think that I'm naive
Because even a person who's smart
Can listen to their heart
Can listen and believe
So believe in what love can achieve
Do you believe?
I do!
Do you believe?
Me too!
Yes, we believe in love!
How 'bout you?
Welcome to Harvard!
What you want
What you want
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
What you want
What you want
What you want is right in front of you, front of you
What you want
What you want
What you want
What you want!