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