I was scared of dentists in the dark I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations All my friends are turning green You're the magician's assistant in my dream Ooh, ooh And they come unstuck Lady, running down to the riptide Taking a way to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singing my song And I got love in my vocals 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 himself She's been living on the highest shelf Ooh, ooh And they come unstuck Lady, running down to the riptide Taking a way to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singing my song And I got love in my vocals 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 Taking a way to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man Lady, running down to the riptide Taking a way to the dark side I wanna be your left-hand man I love you when you're singing my song And I got love in my vocals You're gonna sing the words wrong Ooh, ooh If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay If you're gonna stay If you're gonna stay