Slippin' Away Lyrics
Jean Shepard
Lyrics
Monday's promise is Tuesday's lie
Saturday's party is Sunday's fight
Somethin's wrong with you and I
Love's gone wrong that used to be right
And I can feel it slippin' away
Slowly, slowly slippin' away
It'll be gone in a few more days
If we don't stop this love of ours
From slippin' away
Wednesday's kisses are Thursday's frowns
We can't live two days in a row
When our world's not upside down
Here we stand watchin' it go
And I can feel it slippin' away
Slowly, slowly slippin' away
It'll be gone in a few more days
If we don't stop this love of ours
From slippin' away
Roses are red, violets are blue
Sugar is sweet some of the time
This puzzle's missin' a piece or two
We've got the grapes but never the wine
And I can feel it slippin' away
Slowly, slowly slippin' away
It'll be gone in a few more days
If we don't stop this love of ours
From slippin' away
And I can feel it slippin' away
Slowly, slowly slippin' away
It'll be gone in a few more days
If we don't stop this love of ours
From slippin' away
And I can feel it slippin' away
Slowly, slowly slippin' away
It'll be gone in a few more days
If we don't stop this love of ours
From slippin' away
Song & Lyrics Facts
Jean Shepard's song "Slippin' Away" was released in 1965 as the first single from her album, Born to Be a Cowboy. It was written by Jean and Hawkshaw Hawkins and produced by Owen Bradley.
The genre is classic country music with a western swing influence. The song features lead vocals by Jean Shepard, backed by the Anita Kerr Singers and instrumental accompaniment by Nashville A-team session musicians including Harold Bradley on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, Buddy Harman on drums, Floyd Cramer on piano, and Roy Wiggins on steel guitar. Lyrics tell the story of a woman who has been left behind by her lover and reflects on how she can't help but feel like he's slipping away from her.