Slip Slidin' Away Lyrics

Lyric discussion by edguidry 

Cover art for Slip Slidin' Away lyrics by Paul Simon

To me, the song is saying that people tend to spend all of their time and energy working towards something that isn't all it's cracked up to be. It tells us to be careful what we devote our lives to--make sure it's what we really want.

@edguidry Slip sliding away means wasting our time, and our lifes. This was a common theme used by Paul Simon, consider "have a good time" or "still crazy after all these years." We do all the things we're supposed to do: get married, have children, keep a job, we think we're gliding down the highway, but in fact we're slip sliding away.