Words & music by paul simon

Slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away


I know a man
He came from my home town

He wore his passion for his woman
Like a t^^&$#* crown
He said delores

I live in fear
My love for you's so overpowering
I'm afraid that I will disappear


Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away


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 think of things that might have been


Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away




And I know a fa-ther
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 headed home again


Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away


God only knows
God makes his plan
The information's unavailable

To the mortal man
We work our jobs
Collect our pay

Believe we're gliding down the highway
When in fact we're slip slidin' away


Slip slidin' away
Slip slidin' away
You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip slidin' away
Mmm...