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("SLIPPING AWAY") 00:00
♪♪♪ 00:03
♪ I SAID I WOULDN'T CRY ♪ 00:19
♪ THE DAY YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪ 00:23
♪ IT'S NOT LIKE I'LL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN ♪ 00:28
♪ I GUESS THE THINGS YOU NEED ♪ 00:36
♪ YOU JUST CAN'T GET FROM ME ♪ 00:40
♪ BUT YOU STILL CAN REACH OUT TO ME NOW AND THEN ♪ 00:45
♪ MY HEAD IS SPINNING 'ROUND ♪ 00:53
♪ ALL MY DEFENSES DOWN ♪ 00:58
♪ I HAVE HELD THE WORLD IN MY HANDS ♪ 01:02
♪ BUT I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪ 01:06
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪ 01:09
♪ MM-HMM ♪ 01:16
♪ IF TIME WILL SHOW ME GRACE ♪ 01:20
♪ AND YOU TO A BETTER PLACE ♪ 01:24
♪ THEN I CAN LIVE KNOWING IT WASN'T IN VAIN ♪ 01:29
♪ IT HURTS SO MUCH TO KNOW ♪ 01:37
♪ WHEN LOVE MEANS LETTING GO ♪ 01:42
♪ AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT THEY'VE FELT MY PAIN ♪ 01:46
♪ NO STRENGTH CAN STOP YOU NOW ♪ 01:55
♪ WILL SOMEONE SHOW ME HOW ♪ 01:59
♪ HOW TO LIVE IT OVER AGAIN ♪ 02:03
♪ 'CAUSE I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪ 02:07
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪ 02:11
♪ I WILL NEVER BREAK ♪ 02:15
♪ YOUR POWER OVER ME ♪ 02:18
♪ I COULD NEVER SHAKE ♪ 02:24
♪ THE THOUGHT OF YOU ♪ 02:27
♪ BURNING IN MY MIND ♪ 02:30
♪ YOU'RE ALL I SEE ♪ 02:32
♪♪♪ 02:36
♪ MY HEAD IS SPINNING 'ROUND ♪ 02:52
♪ ALL MY DEFENSES DOWN ♪ 02:57
♪ I HAVE HELD THE WORLD IN MY HANDS ♪ 03:00
♪ BUT I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪ 03:04
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪ 03:08
♪ OH, I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪ 03:13
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪ 03:18
♪ NO ♪ 03:25
♪♪♪ 03:28
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪ 03:36
♪ MM, MM ♪ 03:43
♪♪♪ 03:45

Slipping Away – English Lyrics

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[English]
("SLIPPING AWAY")
♪♪♪
♪ I SAID I WOULDN'T CRY ♪
♪ THE DAY YOU SAY GOODBYE ♪
♪ IT'S NOT LIKE I'LL NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN ♪
♪ I GUESS THE THINGS YOU NEED ♪
♪ YOU JUST CAN'T GET FROM ME ♪
♪ BUT YOU STILL CAN REACH OUT TO ME NOW AND THEN ♪
♪ MY HEAD IS SPINNING 'ROUND ♪
♪ ALL MY DEFENSES DOWN ♪
♪ I HAVE HELD THE WORLD IN MY HANDS ♪
♪ BUT I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪
♪ MM-HMM ♪
♪ IF TIME WILL SHOW ME GRACE ♪
♪ AND YOU TO A BETTER PLACE ♪
♪ THEN I CAN LIVE KNOWING IT WASN'T IN VAIN ♪
♪ IT HURTS SO MUCH TO KNOW ♪
♪ WHEN LOVE MEANS LETTING GO ♪
♪ AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME THAT THEY'VE FELT MY PAIN ♪
♪ NO STRENGTH CAN STOP YOU NOW ♪
♪ WILL SOMEONE SHOW ME HOW ♪
♪ HOW TO LIVE IT OVER AGAIN ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪
♪ I WILL NEVER BREAK ♪
♪ YOUR POWER OVER ME ♪
♪ I COULD NEVER SHAKE ♪
♪ THE THOUGHT OF YOU ♪
♪ BURNING IN MY MIND ♪
♪ YOU'RE ALL I SEE ♪
♪♪♪
♪ MY HEAD IS SPINNING 'ROUND ♪
♪ ALL MY DEFENSES DOWN ♪
♪ I HAVE HELD THE WORLD IN MY HANDS ♪
♪ BUT I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪
♪ OH, I CAN'T KEEP YOU ♪
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪
♪ NO ♪
♪♪♪
♪ FROM SLIPPING AWAY ♪
♪ MM, MM ♪
♪♪♪

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