Slipping Away

As I grew up

I could feel my childhood slipping through my hands

Though I held tight

As if a rock I held was melting into sand

Falling out of sight

It was slipping, it was slipping, it was slipping away

It was slipping, it was slipping, it was slipping away, uh-huh

The tighter you hold onto it, the faster it fades

It was slipping, it was slipping, it was slipping, it was slipping away

As a husband

I remember when the cracks began to show

It crumbled slow

But you can’t stop it once it starts to go

Before you know

It’s slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away

It keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away, uh-huh

The tighter you hold onto it, the faster it fades

It keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away

The old folks all were right, it goes so fast

An avalanche inside the hourglass

It’s slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away

It keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away

It keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away, uh-huh

The tighter you hold onto it, the faster it fades

It keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping, it keeps slipping away