Riptide

I was scared of dentists and the dark I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations Oh, all my friends are turnin' green You're the magician's assistant in their dream Ah-ooh, ah-oh And they come unstuck Lady, runnin' down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singin' that song And I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong There's this movie that I think you'll like This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City This cowboy's runnin' from himself And she's been livin' on the highest shelf Ah-ooh, ah-oh And they come unstuck Lady, runnin' down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singin' that song And I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong I just wanna, I just wanna know If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay I just gotta, I just gotta know I can't have it, I can't have it any other way I swear she's destined for the screen Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh Lady, runnin' down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singin' that song And I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong Oh lady, runnin' down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singin' that song And I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong Oh lady, runnin' down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singin' that song And I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong, yeah I got a lump in my throat 'cause You're gonna sing the words wrong