[Verse 1: Jeff Lynne]
So now it's getting late, for those who hesitate, got no one
But they don't understand and no one hears the sound
It's like a waterfall, it's an illusion

[Chorus: Jeff Lynne]
Love is all, waterfall, love is what you are
Pulls you in, takes you down, it's a sad affair
But you know, as you hold, back the power there
Without the friends and lovers, you could never go on living

[Verse 2: Jeff Lynne]
Across the waterfall, that's falling evermore, down on you
Cascading through the days, and flowing on its way
That's how it has to be, just an illusion

[Chorus: Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne and Kelly Groucutt]
Love is all, waterfall, love is what you are
Pulls you in, takes you down, it's a sad affair
But you know, as you hold, back the power there
Without the friends and lovers, you could never go on living