[Verse 1]
            
I was scared o

            
f dentists and

      
 the dark
            
I was scared o

            
f pretty girls

        
 and starting 

conversations
           
Oh, all my fri

             
ends are turni

     
ng green
            
You're the mag

            
ician's assist

     
ant in their d

ream


[Pre-Chorus]
          
Oh, oh-o-oh, a


nd they come u

nstuck


[Chorus]
          
Lady, running 

              
down to the ri


ptide
             
Taken away to 

     
the dark side
            
I wanna be you

    
r left hand ma

n
           
I love you, wh

             
en you're sing

          
ing that song 

and
              
I got a lump i

        
n my throat 'c

ause
              
You're gonna s

       
ing the words 

wrong


[Verse 2]
            
There's this m

            
ovie that I th

            
ink you'll lik

e
            
This guy decid

            
es to quit his

           
 job and heads

 to New York C

ity New York C

ity
            
This cowboy's 

            
running from h

 
imself
            
And she's been

            
 living on the

           
 highest shelf


[Pre-Chorus]
          
Oh, oh-o-oh, a


nd they come u

nstuck


[Chorus]
          
Lady, running 

              
down to the ri

 
ptide
             
Taken away to 

      
the dark side
            
I wanna be you

   
r left hand ma

n
          
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

          
ng that song a

nd
             
I got a lump i

       
n my throat 'c

ause
            
You're gonna s

          
ing the words 

wrong


[Bridge]
             
I just wanna, 

          
I just wanna k

now
            
If you're gonn

     
a, if you're g

onna stay
             
I just gotta, 

        
I just gotta k

now
             
I can't have i

            
t, I can't hav

      
e it, any othe

r way
Em(hold)                         Am
I swear she's destined for the screen
             
Closest thing 

            
to Michelle Pf

            
eiffer that yo

           
u've ever seen

, oh


[Chorus]
          
Lady, running 

              
down to the ri

 
ptide
             
Taken away to 

     
the dark side
            
I wanna be you

    
r left hand ma

n
            
I love you, wh

            
en you're sing

          
ing that song 

and
             
I got a lump i

        
n my throat 'c

ause
            
You're gonna s

         
ing the words 

wrong
          
Oh lady, runni

              
ng down to the

   
 riptide
              
Taken away to 

      
the dark side
            
I wanna be you

    
r left hand ma

n
          
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

         
ng that song a

nd
              
I got a lump i

       
n my throat 'c

ause
            
You're gonna s

          
ing the words 

wrong
          
Lady, running 

              
down to the ri

  
ptide
             
Taken away to 

     
the dark side
            
I wanna be you

    
r left hand ma

n
            
I love you, wh

            
en you're sing

          
ing that song 

and
             
I got a lump i

        
n my throat 'c

ause
            
You're gonna s

         
ing the words 

wrong
          
Oh lady, runni

              
ng down to the

   
 riptide
              
Taken away to 

      
the dark side
            
I wanna be you

    
r left hand ma

n
          
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

         
ng that song a

nd
              
I got a lump i

       
n my throat 'c

ause
            
You're gonna s

          
ing the words 

wrong
            
I got a lump i

       
n my throat 'c

ause
 
You're gonna s

ing the words 

wrong
End On Am