Slip On By Lyrics - Singles - Austin Webb

Early morning by the riverside 

Saw an old man waiting for a bite 

We started talking and he took me back in time 

He said I was young and thought I'd always be 

Then I woke up now I'm 83 

There's so much I missed 

Oh how I wish I could get back all that time I wasted 

I see the tears of a young bride 

The morning that we had our first fight 

I should've held her tight 

And on the day that my momma died 

I hung up the phone and never said goodbye 

Don't let it slip on 

Don't let it slip on 

Don't let it slip on by 

Well he looked up with tears in his eyes 

Said I'm not sure if you were looking for advice 

There's just something about you 

That reminds me of me 

It ain't easy always looking back 

But it seems these days that it's all I have 

And what hurts me the most is knowing what could have been 

And if I listen real close sometimes I can 

Hear the sound of my little boy saying 

Daddy can you come play with me? 

But I was too busy 

Then one day my baby grew up and went to war 

I never thought he'd be gone in the blink of an eye 

Don't let it slip on 

Don't let it slip on 

Don't let it slip on by 

I shook the old man's hand and I thanked him 

And I drove home as fast as I could go 

Just to let her know 

That I need her 

That I love her 

That I'm never gonna let another moment like this slip on by 

Don't let it slip on by 

We're only here for a little while 

And God gives us only so much precious time 

Don't let it slip on 

Don't let it slip on 

Don't let it slip on by 

Don't let it slip on by