Slip Slidin Away

<br>Words &amp; music by paul simon<br><br><br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>You know the nearer your destination<br><br>The more youre slip slidin away<br><br><br><br>I know a man<br><br>He came from my home town<br><br>He wore his passion for his woman<br><br>Like a thorny crown<br><br>He said delores<br><br>I live in fear<br><br>My love for yous so overpowering<br><br>Im afraid that I will disappear<br><br><br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>You know the nearer your destination<br><br>The more youre slip slidin away<br><br><br><br>I know a woman<br><br>Became a wife<br><br>These are the very words she uses<br><br>To describe her life<br><br>She said a good day<br><br>Aint got no rain<br><br>She said a bad days when I lie in bed<br><br>And think of things that might have been<br><br><br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>You know the nearer your destination<br><br>The more youre slip slidin away<br><br><br><br>And I know a fa-ther<br><br>Who had a son<br><br>He longed to tell him all the reasons<br><br>For the things hed done<br><br>He came a long way<br><br>Just to explain<br><br>He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping<br><br>Then he turned around and headed home again<br><br><br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>You know the nearer your destination<br><br>The more youre slip slidin away<br><br><br><br>God only knows<br><br>God makes his plan<br><br>The informations unavailable<br><br>To the mortal man<br><br>We work our jobs<br><br>Collect our pay<br><br>Believe were gliding down the highway<br><br>When in fact were slip slidin away<br><br><br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>You know the nearer your destination<br><br>The more youre slip slidin away<br><br><br><br>Slip slidin away<br><br>You know the nearer your destination<br><br>The more youre slip slidin away<br><br>Mmm...