The tide is high 
But I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one
I'm not the kind-a girl 
Who gives up just like that 
Oooh-no-whoa-oh

It's not the things you do 
That tease and hurt me bad
But it's the way you do 
The things you do to me
I'm not the kind-a girl 
Who gives up just like that 
Oooh-no-whoa-oh

The tide is high 
But I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one 
Number one

Ev'ry girl wants you to be her man
But I'll wait my dear 
'Til it's my turn
I'm not the kind-a girl 
Who gives up just like that 
Oooh-no-whoa-oh

The tide is high 
But I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one 
Number one, number one

---- Instrumental Interlude ----

Ev'ry girl wants you to be her man
But I'll wait my dear 
'Til it's my turn
I'm not the kind-a girl 
Who gives up just like that 
Oooh-no-whoa-oh

The tide is high 
But I'm holding on
I'm gonna be your number one
Number one, number one

The tide is high 
But I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one 

The tide is high 
But I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one 
Your number one