RIPTIDE Words and Music by Calie Cox Music by Larry Cox
AS ALL OF THE MEMORIES OF MY LIFE BEGIN FLOODING MY MIND (VERSE 1)
THE DAM OF EMOTION STARTS GIVING WAY
AND I'M WASHED AWAY IN THE TIDE
CAUGHT IN A LIFETIME OF GRIEF, AND LOSING MYSELF IN THE DEEP
ALL THE WHILE, WONDERING WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE...
HOW CAN I GO ON?
WHAT CAN I DO, WHAT COULD I SAY?....WHEN ONLY YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS I NEED (PRE-CHORUS)
HOW DO I GO ON? HOW CAN I SURVIVE?
WHEN IT'S ONLY YOU, AND THE MEMORIES KEEPING ME ALIVE
WON'T YOU RESCUE ME FROM THE PAIN INSIDE (CHORUS)
OR IS THIS THE END? I'M BEING PULLED OUT TO SEA IN MY MIND
AND IT'S PLAIN TO SEE, NOBODYS THROWIN' A LINE
WON'T YOU SET ME FREE FROM THIS EMOTIONAL RIPTIDE, RIPTIDE
(SHORT SOLO)
ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE KNOWN, THEY HAVE ALL COME AN GONE AND I (VERSE 2)
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ALONE, UNTIL YOU CAME TO MY SIDE
YOU GAVE ME A REASON TO BE, YOU WERE MY ANCHOR, THEN YOU SET ME FREE
WITH A SMILE, AND SOME PASSING WORDS OF REGRET
BABY, PLEASE DON'T GO YET....OOH O WOH OH WOH OH O
(PRE-CHORUS) (CHORUS)(SOLO TO END)