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
Love! I′m doing this for love
And love will see me through
Yes, with love on my side, I can't lose
Don't lawyers feel love too?
What you want, sweetheart, is no easy thing
If you're going to swing it
It will wreck your senior spring
First, you′ll need an LSAT score
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?
Too bad, ′cause that would be a coup
And you've got a lot of work in front of you
What you want, Button, hey, 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
(How 'bout a nice Birkin 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!
It's like the damned frontier
Tell me what′s out there that you can′t get right here?
A love I have to win (ah)
I can live without sun or valet
Betray what might have been
Fine, okay, I'll pay your way if you get in
You wanna be groovin', bumpin', shake da room?
You wanna be provin′ somethin′ and to whom?
You wanna be wonderin' where your youth is gone?
151, still not Harvard material
(What you want, you wanna be breathin′ in the healthy air?)
(What you want, you wanna be chasin′ him and he don't care?)
And that′s how I'll survive
(What you want, you wanna ignore the pity in their looks?)
(What you want, you wanna say, "Sorry, gotta hit me books")
(What you want, you wanna sittin' like a lonely child)
Right here is where I′ll stay
(What you want, you wanna be drivin′ all the fellas wild)
(What you want, you wanna be feelin' good to be alive)
Harvard Law grants admission to Adam Cohen
And Sundeep Padamadan (outstanding)
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?
This is what Elle Woods inspires
This is not a personal essay!
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-
'Cause if you have, you′ll know
That love never accepts a defeat
No challenge it can't meet
Don′t say no to a woman in love
Don't laugh when I say love (ooh)
Don′t think that I'm naive (ooh)
Because even a person who's smart (ooh)
Can listen to their heart (ooh)
Can listen and believe (ooh)
So believe in what love can achieve (ooh, ah)