Slip On By

[00:17.81] Early morning by the riverside
[00:20.90] Saw an old man waiting for a bite
[00:24.92] We started talking and he took me back in time
[00:30.09] He said I was young and thought I'd always be
[00:37.97] Then I woke up now I'm 83
[00:39.02] There's so much I missed
[00:41.13] Oh how I wish I could get back all that time I wasted
[00:48.25] I see the tears of a young bride
[00:51.20] The morning that we had our first fight
[00:56.21] I should've held her tight
[01:00.34] And on the day that my momma died
[01:06.30] I hung up the phone and never said goodbye
[01:12.54] Don't let it slip on
[01:15.92] Don't let it slip on
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[01:22.97] Don't let it slip on by
[01:24.01] Well he looked up with tears in his eyes
[01:25.03] Said I'm not sure if you were looking for advice
[01:28.92] There's just something about you
[01:30.83] That reminds me of me
[01:34.91] It ain't easy always looking back
[01:38.94] But it seems these days that it's all I have
[01:42.98] And what hurts me the most is knowing what could have been
[01:46.90] And if I listen real close sometimes I can
[01:51.08] Hear the sound of my little boy saying
[01:56.08] Daddy can you come play with me?
[02:00.15] But I was too busy
[02:04.14] Then one day my baby grew up and went to war
[02:10.19] I never thought he'd be gone in the blink of an eye
[02:15.14] Don't let it slip on
[02:18.01] Don't let it slip on
[02:20.19] Don't let it slip on by
[02:24.25] I shook the old man's hand and I thanked him
[02:28.22] And I drove home as fast as I could go
[02:35.32] Just to let her know
[02:40.34] That I need her
[02:41.38] That I love her
[02:46.34] That I'm never gonna let another moment like this slip on by
[02:54.48] Don't let it slip on by
[02:57.54] Ow no, slip on by
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[03:11.64] We're only here for a little while
[03:12.89] And God gives us only so much precious time
[03:19.99] Don't let it slip on
[03:22.05] Don't let it slip on
[03:23.94] Don't let it slip on by
[03:28.91] Mmmmmm, slip on by
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