Hello everybody, hello everyone I never thought this day would come I am not my body, I'm a side effect Of everything I've ever done I have been a coward running far away Whenever there's a drop of rain Left alone to brace myself In the face of a great wave Canyon, frontier Mountain, pioneer You were gone and I was there I was there and you were everywhere I was being dragged down to the deep And had to fight my way back up for air To get hit, and take it If I could If I could lay it on the line And I could see you riding on that wave And I could see you riding on that great wave Then I don't have to be afraid Hello everybody, hello everyone I never thought this day would come I am not my body, I'm a side effect Of everything I've ever done High fell, dry spell, unfold Feather in the inkwell I didn't think I'd ever know Just what it is to dance upon the swell To get hit, and take it If I could If I could lay it on the line And I could see you riding on that wave And I could see you riding on that great wave Then I don't have to be afraid If I could lay it on the line And I could see you riding on that wave And I could see you riding on that great wave Then I don't have to be afraid Then I don't have to be afraid Then I don't have to be afraid