Slip slidin' away 
Slip slidin' away 
You know the nearer your destination 
The more you're slip slidin' away 

I know a man 
He came from my home town 
He wore his passion for his woman 
Like a thorny crown 
He said Delores 
I live in fear 
My love for you's so overpowering 
I'm afraid that I will disappear 

Slip slidin' away 
Slip slidin' away 
You know the nearer your destination 
The more you're slip slidin' away 

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 

Slip slidin' away 
Slip slidin' away 
You know the nearer your destination 
The more you're slip slidin' away 

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 

Slip slidin' away 
Slip slidin' away 
You know the nearer your destination 
The more you're slip slidin' away 

God only knows 
God makes his plan 
The information's unavailable 
To the mortal man 
We work our jobs 
Collect our pay 
Believe we're gliding down the highway 
When in fact we're slip slidin' away 

Slip slidin' away 
Slip slidin' away 
You know the nearer your destination 
The more you're slip slidin' away 
Slip slidin' away 
You know the nearer your destination 
The more you're slip slidin' away