Discover the story of the song > Slipping Away – The Rolling Stones

The song is about a person who feels like everything good in his life is slipping away. He dreams of his partner ('she'), but when he wakes up she's not there. Every day feels like it's passing by too quickly, and he's not able to hold onto anything. He feels like he's lost his touch and is just getting off on misery, wanting some kind of happiness or ecstasy. In the end, he can't keep holding on and things keep slipping away.