I was scared of dentists and the dark I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversation All my friends are turning green You are the magician's assistant in their dreams Ah ooh ooh ooh Ah ooh ooh and they come unstuck (hold single strum) 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 cuz you're gonna sing the words wrong There's this movie that I think you'll like This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York city This cowboy's running from him-self and she's been living on the highest shelf Ah ooh ooh ooh Ah ooh ooh and they come unstuck (hold single strum) 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 cuz you're gonna sing the words wrong 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 I swear she's destined for the screen Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, 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 cuz you're gonna sing the words wrong 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 cuz you're gonna sing the words wrong 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 cuz you're gonna sing the words wrong, I got a lump in my throat cuz you're gonna sing the words wrong