Slipping trough my fingers

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1. Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning 
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   Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile 
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   I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness 
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   And I have to sit down for a while. 
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   The feeling that I'm losing her forever 
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   And without really entering her world 
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   Im glad whenever I can share her laughter 
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   That funny little girl 
 
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R: Slipping through my fingers all the time 
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   I try to capture every minute 
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   The feeling in it 
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   Slipping through my fingers all the time 
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   Do I really see whats in her mind 
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   Each time I think I'm close to knowing 
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   She keeps on growing 
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   Slipping through my fingers all the time 
 
2. Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table 
   Barely awake, I let precious time go by 
   Then when shes gone theres that odd melancholy feeling 
   And a sense of guilt I cant deny 
   What happened to the wonderful adventures 
   The Gplaces I had planned for us to go 
   (slipping through my fingers all the time) 
   Well, some of that we did but most we didnt 
   And Awhy I just dont know 
 
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3. Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture 
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   And save it from the funny tricks of time 
 
   Slipping through my Gfingers...D 
 
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4. Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning 
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   Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile...