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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
Performer
Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
Background Vocals
Dave Hemingway
Dave Hemingway
Vocals
Jon Kelly
Jon Kelly
Piano
Alison Wheeler
Alison Wheeler
Background Vocals
Dave Rotheray
Dave Rotheray
Guitar
Gary Hammond
Gary Hammond
Percussion
Martin Ditcham
Martin Ditcham
Percussion
Dave Stead
Dave Stead
Drums
Sam Miller
Sam Miller
Drums
Damon Butcher
Damon Butcher
Keyboards
London Session Orchestra
London Session Orchestra
Strings
Sean Welch
Sean Welch
Bass
Danny Thompson
Danny Thompson
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Composer
Simon Hale
Simon Hale
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
Producer
Jon Kelly
Jon Kelly
Producer
Jay Reynolds
Jay Reynolds
Mixing Engineer
Philippe Rose
Philippe Rose
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin'
It's magic
[Verse 2]
And you  and your sweet desire
You took me higher and higher, baby
[Verse 3]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
[Verse 4]
Makin' believe this is what you conceived
From your worst day, I'm takin' a dive
I'm movin' in line and you look back in time
To the first day, I'm takin', I'm takin'
[Verse 5]
And you and your sweet desire
You took me higher and higher, baby
[Verse 6]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
[Verse 7]
Takin' a dive 'cause you can't halt the slide
Floating downstream, I'm takin' a dive
So let her go, don't start spoilin' the show
It's a bad dream, I'm takin', I'm takin'
[Verse 8]
And you and your sweet desire
You took me higher and higher, baby
[Verse 9]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
[Verse 10]
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a terrible thing to lose
What a terrible thing to lose
Written by: Jeff Lynne
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