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