Sailin' away on the crest of a wave   It's like magic   Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and sliding   It's magic      And you, and your sweet desire   You took me, oh, woah, higher and higher, baby      It's a livin' thing   It's a terrible thing to lose   It's a given thing   What a terrible thing to lose      We're making believe, this is what you've conceived   From your worst day, I'm takin' a dive   Oh, moving in line when you look back in time   To the first day, I'm taken, I'm taken      And you and your sweet desire   You took me, oh, woah, higher and higher, baby      It's a living thing   It's a terrible thing to lose   It's a given thing   What a terrible thing to lose      Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide   Floating downstream, I'm takin' a dive   Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show   It's a bad dream, I'm taken, I'm taken      And you and your sweet desire   You took me, oh, woah, higher and higher, baby      It's a livin' thing   It's a terrible thing to lose   It's a given thing   What a terrible thing to lose      It's a livin' thing   It's a terrible thing to lose   It's a terrible thing to lose   What a terrible thing to lose