Every breaking wave on the shore
Tells the next one 'there'll be one more'
Every gambler knows that to lose
It's what you're really there for
Summer I was fearless
Now I speak into an answer phone
Like every falling leaf on the breeze
Winter wouldn't leave it alone, alone

If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the tide
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And start chasing every breaking wave

Every sailor knows that the sea
Is a friend made enemy
Every shipwrecked soul knows what it is
To live without intimacy
I thought I heard the captain's voice
It's hard to listen while you preach
Like every broken wave on the shore
This is as far as I could reach

If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the time
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And start chasing every breaking wave

The sea knows where all the rocks
Are drowning is no sin
You know where my heart is
The same place that yours has been
We know that we fear to win
And it's all we have before we begin
Before we begin

If you go
If you go your way and I go mine
Are we so
Are we so helpless against the time
Baby, every dog on the street
Knows that we're in love with defeat
Are we ready to be swept off our feet
And start chasing every breaking wave