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Riptide

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Riptide was released on September 5, 2014 by F-Stop Records/Atlantic as a part of the album Dream Your Life Away

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Vance Joy

Lead Vocals

Edwin White

Drums

James Keogh

Acoustic Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Vance Joy

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Castle

Producer

Edwin White

Producer

James Keogh

Producer

Steve Smart

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I was scared of dentists and the dark

I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations

Oh, all my friends are turning green

You're the magician's assistant in their dream

[PreChorus]

Ah ooh

Ah oh

And they come unstuck

[Chorus]

Lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left hand man

I love you when you're singing that song and

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

You're gonna sing the words wrong

[Verse 2]

Here's this movie that I think you'll like

This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City

This cowboy's running from himself

And she's been living on the highest shelf

[PreChorus]

Ah ooh

Ah oh

And they come unstuck

[Chorus]

Lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left hand man

I love you when you're singing that song and

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

You're gonna sing the words wrong

[Bridge]

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

[Verse 3]

I swear she's destined for the screen

Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

[Chorus]

Lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left hand man

I love you when you're singing that song and

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

You're gonna sing the words wrong

[Chorus]

Oh lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left hand man

I love you when you're singing that song and

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

You're gonna sing the words wrong

[Chorus]

Oh lady, running down to the riptide

Taken away to the dark side

I wanna be your left hand man

I love you when you're singing that song and

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

You're gonna sing the words wrong and

I got a lump in my throat 'cause

You're gonna sing the words wrong

Written by: James Gabriel Keogh

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