[Verse 1] Sailin' away On the crest of a wave It's like magic Oh, rollin' and ridin' And slippin' and slidin' It's magic [Pre-Chorus] And you and your sweet desire You took me, oh, higher and higher, baby [Chorus] It's a livin' thing It's a terrible thing to lose It's a given thing What a terrible thing to lose [Post-Chorus] (I'm taking a dive, dive!) [Verse 2] Making believe This is what you conceived From your worst day (I'm taking a dive) Oh, moving in line Then you look back in time To the first day (I'm taking, I'm taking) [Pre-Chorus] 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 livin' thing It's a terrible thing to lose It's a given thing What a terrible thing to lose [Post-Chorus] (I'm taking a dive, on the slide, hey!) [Verse 3] Takin' a dive 'Cause you can't halt the slide Floating downstream (I'm taking a dive) Oh, so let her go Don't start spoiling the show It's a bad dream (I'm taking, I'm taking) [Pre-Chorus] 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 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