Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away 
You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away 
And I know a man, he came from my home town 
He wore this bad shirt for his woman like a thorny crown 
He said, "Dolores, I live in fear" "My love for you is so overpowering I'm afraid that I will disappear" 
He's slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away 
You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away 
And I know a woman, became a wife 
These are the very words she uses to describe her life 
She says, "A good day ain't got not rain" 
She said, "A bad day is when I lie in bed and think of things that might've been" 
She's slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away 
You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away 
You're slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away 
You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away 
Mmhmmm 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 and he turned around and headed home again 
He's slip-sliding, slip-sliding away 
You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away 
Slip-sliding away, slip-sliding away 
You know the nearer the destination the more you're slip-sliding away