Lyrics
[verse]
I was scared of the ocean 'til you showed me the tide,
There's a strange kind of comfort standing right by your side,
The ukulele hums a rhythm loose and free,
And you're the only riptide pulling me out to sea.
[verse]
I've got a habit of tripping over my own two feet,
But somehow next to you the whole world feels complete,
Lady, running down to the river tonight,
Chasing something golden underneath the porch light.
[chorus]
Oh, this is a riptide, I'm caught up in your tide,
I don't want to fight it, don't want to swim aside,
Oh, this is a riptide, I'm swept up in the flow,
Take me where the water and the wildflowers grow.
[verse]
I've been talking to myself about the things I fear,
But your laughter cuts the static, makes it all feel clear,
There's a magic in the simple, in the strange and small,
And I'd rather drown in you than not risk it at all.
[chorus]
Oh, this is a riptide, I'm caught up in your tide,
I don't want to fight it, don't want to swim aside,
Oh, this is a riptide, I'm swept up in the flow,
Take me where the water and the wildflowers grow.
[bridge]
(instrumental — ukulele strumming, upbeat carefree energy)
[chorus]
Oh, this is a riptide, I'm caught up in your tide,
I don't want to fight it, don't want to swim aside,
Oh, this is a riptide, I'm swept up in the flow,
Take me where the water and the wildflowers grow.
