Sailin' away on the crest of a wave, it's like magic Ah, rollin' 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) Making believe this is what you've conceived From your worst day (I'm taking a dive) Oh, moving in line when you look back in time To your first day (I'm taking, I'm taking) 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) (On a slide) (Dive) Takin' a dive cause you can't halt the slide Floating downstream (I'm taking a dive) Ah, so let her go don't start spoiling the show It's a bad dream (I'm taking, I'm taking) 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