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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Acoustic Guitar
Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
Bass
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
Richard Tee
Richard Tee
Keyboards
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Drums
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
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Phil Ramone
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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