I'd never seen such a night The air was still The moon was bright The shore glistened As Johnny and I listened To the waves as they crashed on the rocks Who would have thought Who would have known That night I'd leave The beach alone He talked of that wave As though it were alive It was him against it Only one would survive I sat on the shore Johnny grabbed his board My senses were numbed By the ocean's deadly roar I held my breath As she started too swell That demon wave Straight from hell Oh what a sight What a sweet ride that night As he sailed across her crest Silhouette in the moonlight He stood strong and tall For a second forever He had it all Then she crashed down I saw his board split in half Johnny disappeared from sight But I can still hear his laugh Ah ha ha ha ...