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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Performer
Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Vocals
Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler
Bass Guitar
Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi
Guitar
Vinny Appice
Vinny Appice
Drums
Geoff Nicholls
Geoff Nicholls
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler
Composer
Tony Iommi
Tony Iommi
Composer
Ronnie J Dio
Ronnie J Dio
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dan Hersch
Dan Hersch
Mastering Engineer
Martin Birch
Martin Birch
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Slipping away, just a heartbeat from disaster
Nothing to make me stay, close your eyes and I'll be gone
Turn the page, yeah, go to start another story
Slipping away, slipping away, time to move along
No reason to stay
Oh, when I'm slipping away
[Verse 2]
Take a look at yourself, you've been running in a circle
Round and round you go, you're a song without an end
Can you alight, yeah, from the city of the gypsies
Running away, slipping away, right behind the plow
[Verse 3]
Slipping away
Slipping away
Nobody to pay
Look out 'cause I'm slipping away
[Verse 4]
Dropping the glass, I won't leave you my reflection
A future without a past, no more road to take me back
Tell me if you will, yeah, just don't question my direction
Running away, slipping away, we can find the sun
[Verse 5]
Slipping away
Slipping away
Got nobody to pay
So I'm just slipping away
[Verse 6]
No more running in a circle
It's time to move along
Round, round, round we go
A start without an end
So I'm slipping away
[Verse 7]
Slipping away
Written by: Geezer Butler, Ronnie J Dio, Tony Iommi

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