Sailin' away on the crest of a wave It's like ma-a-gic Ah, rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and sliding It's ma-a-gic And you-ou-ou and your sweet desi-i-ire You took me-ee, oh-oh higher and higher, baby It's a livin' thing it's a terrible thing to-oo lose It's a given thing what a terrible thing to-oo lose I'm takin' a dive di-(di-di-di-di) Makin' believe this is what you conceived From your wor-orst day (I'm takin' a dive) Ah, movin' in line when you look back in time To the fir-irst day (I'm takin', I'm takin') And you-ou-ou and your sweet desi-i-ire Don't you do it don't you do it You took me-ee, oh-oh higher and higher baby It's a livin' thing it's a terrible thing to-oo lose It's a given thing what a terrible thing to-oo lose I'm taking a dive All the time time, time Hey hey Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide Floating downstream I'm takin' a dive Ah, so let her go don't start spoiling the show It's a ba-ad dream I'm takin', I'm takin And you-ou-ou and your sweet desi-i-ire Don't you do it, don't you do it You took me-ee, oh-oh higher and higher, baby It's a livin' thing it's a terrible thing to-oo lose It's a given thing what a terrible thing to-oo lose It's a livin' thing it's a terrible thing to-oo lose It's a given thing fade