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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeff Lynne
Guitar
Kelly Groucutt
Background Vocals
Bev Bevan
Drums
Richard Tandy
Piano
Mik Kaminski
Violin
Hugh 'H' McDowell
Cello
Melvyn Gale
Cello
Louis Clark
String Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Songwriter
Louis Clark
String Arranger
Richard Tandy
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Lynne
Producer
David Thoener
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jimmy Iovine
Mixing Engineer
Mack
Recording Engineer
Richard Goldblatt
Strings Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So now it's getting late, for those who hesitate
Got no one
But they don't understand and no one hears the sound
It's like a waterfall, it's an illusion
[Verse 2]
Love is all, waterfall, love is what you are
Pulls you in, takes you down, it's a sad affair
But you know as you hold back the power there
Without the friends and lovers, you could never go on living
[Verse 3]
Across the waterfall, that's falling evermore
Down on you
Cascading through the days and flowing on its way
That's how it has to be, just an illusion
[Verse 4]
Love is all, waterfall, love is what you are
Pulls you in, takes you down, it's a sad affair
But you know as you hold back the power there
Without the friends and lovers, you could never go on living
Written by: Jeff Lynne