Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin'
It's magic
And you and your sweet desire
You took me, oh, higher and higher, baby
Chorus:
It's a living thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
I'm takin a dive, dive
Making believe this is what you conceived
From your worst day, I'm takin a dive
Moving in line, then you look back in time
To the first day, I'm takin', I'm takin'
And you and your sweet desire
Don't you do it, don't you do it
You took me, oh, higher and higher, baby
Chorus:
It's a living thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
I'm takin a dive
Halt the slide!
Hey!
Takin' a dive, 'cause you can't halt the slide
Floating downstream, I'm takin a dive
So let her go, don't start spoiling the show
It's a bad dream, I'm takin', I'm takin'
And you and your sweet desire
Don't you do it, don't you do it
You took me, oh, higher and higher, baby
Chorus: (×2)
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose