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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
Addie Lee
Background Vocals
Brie Brandt
Background Vocals
Louis Clark
Conductor
Patti Quatro
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Songwriter
Louis Clark
Orchestrator
Richard Tandy
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Lynne
Producer
Dick Plant
Recording Engineer
Duane Scott
Editing Engineer
John Richards
Recording Engineer
Mack
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Oh, rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin'
It's magic
[PreChorus]
And you, and your sweet desire
You took me, oh
Higher and higher, baby
[Verse 2]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
[Bridge]
I'm takin' a dive
Dive
[Verse 3]
Making believe this is what you conceived
From your worst day (I'm takin' a dive)
Oh, moving in line, then you look back in time
To the first day (I'm takin', I'm takin')
[PreChorus]
And you, and your sweet desire (Don't you do it, don't you do it)
You took me, oh
Higher and higher, baby
[Chorus]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
[Bridge]
I'm takin' a dive
On the slide
Hey
[Verse 4]
Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide
Floating downstream (I'm takin' a dive)
Oh, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show
It's a bad dream (I'm takin', I'm takin')
[PreChorus]
And you, and your sweet desire (Don't you do it, don't you do it)
You took me, oh
Higher and higher, baby
[Chorus]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
[Outro]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
Written by: Jeff Lynne