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Slip Slidin' Away

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Slip Slidin' Away was released on June 26, 2007 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album The Essential Paul Simon

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Paul Simon

Acoustic Guitar

Anthony Jackson

Anthony Jackson

Bass

Ralph MacDonald

Ralph MacDonald

Percussion

Richard Tee

Keyboards

Steve Gadd

Drums

The Oak Ridge Boys

The Oak Ridge Boys

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Paul Simon

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Paul Simon

Producer

Phil Ramone

Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Ooh, ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Chorus]

Slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

[Verse 1]

I know a man

He came from my home town

He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown

He said, "Dolores, I live in fear

My love for you's so overpowering

I'm afraid that I will disappear"

[Chorus]

Slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

[Verse 2]

And 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"

[Chorus]

Slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away (Ooh)

You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

[Verse 3]

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

Then he turned around and headed home again

[Bridge]

He's slip slidin'

Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

[Verse 4]

And God only knows

And 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 slidin' away

[Chorus]

Slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

[Chorus]

Slip slidin' away

Slip slidin' away

You know the nearer your destination

The more you're slip slidin' away

[Outro]

Uh, mmm, hmm, hmm

I wanna love, love, love, love

Mmm, hmm, hmm

I wanna love, love, love, love

Mmm, hmm, hmm

I wanna love, love, love, love

Mmm, hmm, hmm

I wanna love, I wanna love, I wanna love, I wanna love

I wanna, mmm, mmm, mmm

I wanna love, love, love, love

Mmm, hmm, hmm

Written by: Paul Frederic Simon

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