She was told the story as a little girl How a mermaid maiden came to save the world Though the words have faded from her memory The vision haunts her still Down the road on through the night racin' After all the time away from home I can feel the motor swallowin' the highway And I think about my family with a light in my eye I set the brake I see the gate is broken I step beneath the shadow of our room And I see the children's faces at the window I don't need no one tellin' me Somethin' has changed Ooo-eee daddy Where you been? Mama's gone tonight and we won't let you in Mama's gone surfin' Down to Bad Moon Risin' Bay She's been goin' down since you went away She's alone daddy In the danger zone And there's somethin' under water wants to take her home To the bay I make my way prayin' God protect you, baby, from the deep But there's nothin' under Heaven could compare now With the power of your beauty as you dance on the sea Ooo-eee darlin' Yes I do believe That the mother of my children has set herself free Mama's gone surfin' Ain't afraid of no shark Got her own fins makin' wake in the dark She's alone children In the danger zone But you finally gotta face your demon on your own Ooo-eee baby Look at you You might as well be flyin' as you glide on the curl You're a surfer girl You have come to meet the wave It's a measure of your courage and the passion you gave And I'm proud of you baby As I stand here on the sand And I'm hopin' come the mornin' I will still be your man