How Could I Let You Get Away Lyrics

Lyric discussion by xamandax 

Cover art for How Could I Let You Get Away lyrics by Spinners, The

I really like this song, but the lyrics are really confusing to me. Most of them don't make sense. The only sense I can make is of the line "got no time to count my sheep today", and I think that means he didn't pay attention to the important things, so he lost them. Otherwise, I have no idea what the other lyrics are about.

@xamandax the lyrics are a little obscure but all the imagery is about children. My take on this is it’s a parent thinking about his child and realizing they’ve grown up and slipped away right in front of him. To me the key line is “I get so mad at you, like parents often do”