Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away
And I know a man, he came from my home town He wore this bad shirt for his woman like a thorny crown He said, "Dolores, I live in fear" "My love for you is so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear"
He's slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away
And I know a woman, became a wife These are the very words she uses to describe her life She says, "A good day ain't got not rain" She said, "A bad day is when I lie in bed and think of things that might've been"
She's slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away You're slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away
Mmhmmm And 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 and he turned around and headed home again
He's slip-sliding, slip-sliding away You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away