RIPTIDE - VANCE JOY (paroles) I was scared of dentists and the dark I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations Oh, all my friends are turnin\u0027 green You\u0027re the magician\u0027s assistant in their dream Ah-ooh, ah-oh And they come unstuck Lady, runnin\u0027 down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you\u0027re singin\u0027 that song And I got a lump in my throat, \u0027cause You\u0027re gonna sing the words wrong There\u0027s this movie that I think you\u0027ll like This guy decides to quit his job, and heads to New York City This cowboy\u0027s runnin\u0027 from himself And she\u0027s been livin\u0027 on the highest shelf Ah-ooh, ah-oh And they come unstuck Lady, runnin\u0027 down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you\u0027re singin\u0027 that song And I got a lump in my throat \u0027cause You\u0027re gonna sing the words wrong I just wanna, I just wanna know If you\u0027re gonna, if you\u0027re gonna stay I just gotta, I just gotta know I can\u0027t have it, I can\u0027t have it any other way I swear she\u0027s destined for the screen Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you\u0027ve ever seen, oh Lady, runnin\u0027 down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you\u0027re singin\u0027 that song And I got a lump in my throat \u0027cause You\u0027re gonna sing the words wrong Oh lady, runnin\u0027 down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you\u0027re singin\u0027 that song And I got a lump in my throat \u0027cause You\u0027re gonna sing the words wrong Oh lady, runnin\u0027 down to the riptide Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you\u0027re singin\u0027 that song And I got a lump in my throat \u0027cause You\u0027re gonna sing the words wrong, yeah I got a lump in my throat \u0027cause You\u0027re gonna sing the words wrong