as white as lily glimmered she like a ships fair ghost upon the sea shame on the man who passes by this fallen angel from the sky if you realized just who you could be you gotta tear it up and give it up and rip it up i ll show you how life should be she wipes the tears from her frozen cheek getting strong from her broken dreams vowed right then she would not cry no more this goddess rose and dusted down cast her shadow on the ground took my hand and gently smiled at me she said let s live it up i want to start again give it up till i get it done pick it up come on show me how life should be just in the nick of time i m gonna throw you a line to lift you up to where you once belonged i was blinded by that mona lisa smile how could i let you go and throw it all away what became of this desert rose she grew up strong and so beautiful a flower blossoms each and every morn in the finest robes of eiderdown my sweet lady i will lay you down these precious times we love for ever more she said lets tear it up i want to rip it up and give it up tear it down don t stop till i get enough live it up in this life when it s getting rough let s live it up i want to start again tear it up till i get it done pick it up come on show me how life could be come on throw me a line throw me a line come on and throw me a line show me how life could be 