Ethan Hodges - 'Slipping Through My Fingers' (Lyric Video)

'Slipping Through My Fingers' by Ethan Hodges

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Lyrics:
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 I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm 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 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

Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny

What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
Well, some of that we did but most we didn't
And why? I just don't 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 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

Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
Slipping through my fingers all the time

Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile

[iamanubhavdutta]

Found this song through an Instagram reel. This is such a beautiful song ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😭

[junepearl]

My daughter is 52 and lives in Germany. This song makes me ache from missing her. Did I appreciate the moments of her life when she was under my roof? Only 19 years of coming in my door everyday. We don’t know what we have till it’s gone. It went so fast. They should play this song for everyone who has a new baby before they leave the hospital. Make the moments count.

[candycnd]

Others saying it's for their daughter. Here I am, savoring every lyrics for the past me. Wondering why I changed. Why I lost the happiness I was feeling when I was young. And why I was so naive that I let people use me until I'm tired to the point I wanted to end it all without even fighting back. I miss the old me. That little girl, I wish I can see her again.

[QingZhu]

This version represents a father's feeling when seeing her daughter who's growing day by day and the father knows he can't keep her forever. This cover's not as sorrowful as ABBA it gives nostalgic vibe, finally father really wants his daughter be happy

[jkaryn]

Why does this version touch my heart more than any previous version? Got me ugly-crying over here 😭😭😭😭 so beyond beautiful and touching

[saratharp]

My only daughter just moved out on her own this last month. On one of our last dinner dates a few months ago she played the mamma mia version of this song on the car ride. I asked her if she was trying to get me to cry. I told her I was too happy enjoying our time together. Now that she lives hours away And I seem to hear this song every few days due to this release, finally today I listened, leaned in and had a really really big cry. Still kinda crying and listening on repeat trying to get it all out. Hold your babies close. One day you will put them down and you won't pick them back up again. Next thing you know they will be waving goodbye and you won't have the comfort in knowing when you will see them again. I adore being my daughter's mother. I miss her so much. It's a process, getting use to her being 12hrs away...my heart, my beautiful, funny, loving baby. All grown.

[chrisvenditti]

This song makes me think of my daughters and how time goes too fast....us fathers tend to work too much. And by the time we slow down, our kids are all grown up and have their own lives....time is precious...

[Mike.kronos]

The part "sometimes I wish that I can freeze the picture" made me come on YouTube immediately from Instagram to search for this song. It's so so so beautiful.

[avadaavocado]

But why does this cover have so much feels than the original.. I am crying waterfalls 😭 Thank you to instagram reel for this beautiful cover

[KelleyOlivia]

I’m so flipping tired right now I’m a mess. And I’m sitting on the bathroom floor crying listening bc to this. Sometimes you just feel too much you know? And you need to just let it out

[readerzombie]

Never heard an ABBA cover I liked, but this is lovely.

[friedrice]

This version has me bawling. Wow what an amazing voice. Great wedding version.

[merlinarthur]

*I heard this version on Instagram and fell in love with the voice right away omg*

❤️❤️❤️

[letticiacecilialibhongocol]

This is probably the most beautiful rendition. Thanks to Instagram reels. When I heard it day I made a video of all the pictures I have of my daughter. She is 16 today and it makes me thing where did time run with us☺️🥺

It's about time passing and about growth. You won't have back time passed. You have to enjoy the NOW.

[sweetrose]

I'm crying.. this song reminds me of my daughter.. it's so sad to work away from her... Not seeing her growing slowly until i was just surprised she's already a young lady now.. may God bless all the working mothers unable to see their children grow but yet trying her bestest to work her ass off just give children a better future. Salute to all those responsible mothers from all over the globe..

[ninjabluewings]

Well done young man, I could not even imagine a man singing this song but I have to say you have truly captured the essence of this amazing song 💜🙏💜

[resepkumpulan]

This is really bring tears to my eyes as a mum of two teenage girls. Time flies so fast.

[newplantdemic]

Surprisingly I never liked this song on 'Mamma Mia' but after hearing your version and your voice, I am a fan. Keep singing :) You are amazing!

[cuponoodles]

This is how I feel about my daughter. I had to give her up to my older sister bc I had just gotten out a very dangerous and abusive relationship with her father and my life was shambles and I was struggling with severe mental health issues and a drug addiction to meth that her dad got me on, I did through out my entire pregnancy that I only stopped doing a month before she was born and thankfully it didn't affect her and she's healthy and happy. I'm just now starting to get it back together but I wasn't ready to be a mom. I've been sober for 7 months now. She's only 6 months and it's hard to know I can't be her mom...I love her so dearly...
I hope she loves me too when she grows up and learns I'm her birth mom and she doesn't hate me for giving her to my sister. I'm still in her life just not as her mother..

[catdottir]

This was mine and my Mum's favourite song from Mamma Mia, we'd watch it every other Friday after she had chemo. She always shed a tear at this bit, every time without fail. I lost her nearly 7 years ago and now I'm grown and about to get married, and I shed a tear every time I hear it. How the roles reversed. Love you mumma bear x