Slippin' Away

And she said, "I've been searchin' for you Since the dawn of time" And she said, "I'll be waitin' for you 'Til the end of time 'Til the end of time" And I closed my eyes And then she sighed For she was slippin' away Slippin' away And she said, "I've been yearnin' for you, for you Since the dawn of time" And she said, "I'll be burnin' for you, for you 'Til the end of time 'Til the end of time" And I touched her hair But she wasn't there For she was slippin' away Slippin' away Then she rocked me (Lord, how high) She rolled me Until it touched the sky She told me (the reason why) The reason why She was slippin' away The reason why She was slippin' away She needed love, love, love, come on, love She needed love, child She was slippin' away She needed love, love, love, come on, love She needed love, child She was slippin' away She needed love, love, love, come on, love She needed love, child She was slippin' away She needed love, love, love (On the street, she took her love) Come on, love She needed love, child (Lord) She was slippin' away So I said, "I've been searchin' for you, for you Since the dawn of time" So I said, "I'll be waitin' for you, for you 'Til the end of time 'Til the end of time" For you 'Til the end of time For you 'Til the end of time And I closed my eyes And then she sighed For she was slippin' away ('Til the end of time) Slippin' away ('Til the end of time) Slippin' away ('Til the end of time) Slippin' away ('Til the end of time) Slippin' away Slippin' away Slippin' away Slippin' away