Story Behind The Song
Paul Simon cover (the saddest song I know)
Song Description
Paul Simon cover (the saddest song I know)
| Song Length |
3:46 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Poignant |
Subject |
Life, General |
| Similar Artists |
Paul Simon, David Gray |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I know a man, he came from my home town
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
He said "Dolores, I live in fear
"My love for yous so overpowering, Im afraid that I will disappear"
CHORUS:
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding away
You know the nearer your destination the more you're slip sliding away
I know a woman, who became a wife
These are the very words she uses to describe her life
She said a good day ain't got no rain
She said a bad day's when I lie in the bed
And I think of things that might have been
Chorus
And I know a father who had a son
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things hed done
He came a long way just to explain
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
Then he turned around and headed home again
Chorus
God only knows
God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to the mortal man
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay
Believe we're gliding down the highway when in fact we're slip sliding away