Intro: Verse: Sailing away on the crest of a wave It's like magic Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding It's magic Chorus: And you, and your sweet desire, You took me, oh, higher and higher baby, It's a living thing, +/7 It's a terrible thing to lose It's a giving thing +/7 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) Moving in line when you look back in time To the first day, (I'm taking I'm taking) Chorus: And you, and your sweet desire, (Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh, higher and higher baby It's a living thing, +/7 It's a terrible thing to lose It's a giving thing +/7 What a terrible thing to lose. I'm taking a dive. On the sky Verse: Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide Floating down stream, (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) And you, and your sweet desire, (Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh, higher and higher baby It's a living thing, +/7 It's a terrible thing to lose It's a giving thing +/7 What a terrible thing to lose. It's a living thing, +/7 It's a terrible thing to lose It's a giving thing +/7 What a terrible thing to lose.