【verse 1】 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 【pre-chorus】 The feeling that I'm losing her forever And without really entering her world I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter That funny little girl 【chorus】 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 what's in her mind Each time I think I'm close to knowing She keeps on growing Slipping through my fingers all the time