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