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Slipping Through My Fingers was released on November 30, 1981 by Polar Music International AB as a part of the album The Visitors (Bonus Track Version)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Keyboards
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Acoustic Guitar
Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Fältskog
Lead Vocals
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Background Vocals
Ola Brunkert
Ola Brunkert
Drums
Rutger Gunnarsson
Rutger Gunnarsson
Bass
Lasse Wellander
Lasse Wellander
Guitar
Åke Sundqvist
Åke Sundqvist
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Songwriter
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Producer
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Producer
Michael B. Tretow
Michael B. Tretow
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
[PreChorus]
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
[Chorus]
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
[Verse 2]
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone
There's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
[PreChorus]
What happened to the wonderful adventures?
The places I had planned for us to go?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time) Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't
And why, I just don't know
[Chorus]
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind?
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
[Bridge]
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
[Outro]
Slipping through my fingers all the time
[Outro]
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
Written by: Benny Sigvard Andersson, Björn K. Ulvaeus

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