Slipping Through My Fingers - From Mamma Mia! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that Im losing her forever
And without really entering her world
Im glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see whats in her mind
Each time I think Im close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
♪
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 those wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
Well, some of that we did, but most we didnt
And why, I just dont know
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see whats in her mind
Each time I think Im close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
♪
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile