Sailin' away on the crest of a wave, it's like magic Oh rolling and ridin' and slippin' and slidin', it's magic And you and your sweet desire You took me, oh 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 I'm taking a dive (Dive dive dive...) Dive (Dive dive dive...) Makin' believe this is what you've conceived From your worst day...(I'm takin' a dive) Oh 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 It's a livin' thing, it's a terrible thing to lose It's a given thing, what a terrible thing to lose I'm taking a dive (Dive dive dive...) On the slide (Slide slide...) Hey (Hey hey...) Takin' a dive 'cos 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 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 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 given thing, what a terrible thing to lose