Slip-Slidin' Away

Slip-sliding away,
Slip-slidin' away,
You know, the near'r your destination,
The more you're slip-sliding away.

Oh an' I know a man,
He came from my hometown,
He wore his passion for his woman
Like a thorny crown.
He said, "Delores,
I live in fear,
My love for you's so overpowering,
I'm afraid that I will disappear."

Slip...

I know a woman,
Became a wife,
These are the very words she uses
To describe her life:
She said, "A good day
Ain't got no rain",
She said, "A bad day's when I lie in bed
And I think of things that might have been."

Slip...

An' I know a father
Who had a son,
He longed to tell him all the reasons
For the things he'd done.
He came a long way
Just to explain,
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping,
Then he turned around and he headed home again.

Slip...

Oh, God only knows,
God makes his plan,
The information's unavailable
To the mortal man.
We're workin' our jobs,
Collect our pay,
Believe we're gliding down the highway
When in fact we're slip-sliding away.

Slip...