Abba - Slipping Through My Fingers

Slipping Through My Fingers

Schoolba g in ha nd
she lea ves home
in the ea rly morning
wa ving goodbye
with a n a bsent-minded smile
I wa tch her go
with a surge of
tha t well known sa dness
a nd I ha ve to sit down
for a while
the feeling tha t Im
loosing her forever
a nd without rea lly
entering her world
Imgla d whenever I
ca n sha re her la ughter
tha t funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers
a ll the time
I try to ca pture
every minute
the feeling in it
slipping through my fingers
a ll the time
do I rea lly see wha ts
in her mind
ea ch time I think
Imclose to knowing
she keeps on growing
slipping through my fingers
a ll the time
Sleep in our eyes
her a nd me
a t the brea kfa st ta ble
ba rely a wa ke I
let precious time go by
then when shes gone
there is tha t odd
mela ncholy feeling
a nd a a sense of
guilt I ca nt deny
wha t ha ppened to the
wonderful a dventures
the pla ces I ha d
pla nned for us to go
well some of tha t we did
but most we didnt
a nd why I just dont know
Slipping through my fingers
a ll the time
I try to ca pture
every minute
the feeling in it
slipping through my fingers
a ll the time
do I rea lly see wha ts
in her mind
ea ch time I think
Imclose to knowing
she keeps on growing
slipping through my fingers
a ll the time
Sometimes I wish
tha t I could freeze
the picture
a nd sa ve it from
the funny tricks of time
slipping through my fingers
Schoolba g in ha nd
she lea ves home
in the ea rly morning
wa ving goodbye
with a n a bsent-minded smile