Slip Away

Album: Heathen (2002)
Play Video
  • Oogie waits for just another day
    Drags his bones
    To see the Yankees play
    Bones Boy talks and flickers gray
    Oh, they slip away

    Once a time
    They nearly might have been
    Bones and Oogie on a silver screen
    No one knew what they could do
    Except for me and you
    They slip away
    They slip away

    Don't forget
    To keep your head warm
    Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
    Watching all the world
    And war torn
    How I wonder where you are
    Oo-o
    Sailing over
    Coney Island
    Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
    We were dumb
    But you were fun, boy
    How I wonder where you are
    Oo-o

    Oogie knew there's never ever time
    Some of us will always stay behind
    Down in space it's always 1982
    The joke we always knew
    Oo-oo
    What'sa matter with you
    C'mon, let's go
    Slip away
    Oo-o

    Don't forget
    To keep your head warm
    Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
    Watching all the world
    And war torn
    How I wonder where you are
    Oo-o
    Sailing over
    Coney Island
    Twinkle twinkle Uncle Floyd
    We were dumb
    But you were fun, boy
    How I wonder where you are
    Oo-o
    Sailing Writer/s: David Bowie
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Carlos from Chicago, IlBowie was playing the lead in the Broadway production of "The Elephant Man" when he first saw the Uncle Floyd Show. Incidentally, one of Uncle Floyd's more legendary musical guests were the Ramones.
  • Laura from Eatontown, NjThe second series of corrections comes from David Burd, who played Artie Delmar on the Uncle Floyd Show for many years. In David's words: "The Uncle Floyd Show was never on local access cable. It was always a commercial production, that is, it made money. Local access does not allow advertising. Floyd gets upset when people refer to the show as public access because it implies that he's some kind of a nut who wants to be on TV so bad he'll work for free. The TV show was always a business, not a hobby. Also, The Uncle Floyd Show was an hour long for a certain period of time, but the show ran 30 minutes for most of its 4,000+/- episodes." Thanks, David!
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Shaun Morgan of Seether

Shaun Morgan of SeetherSongwriter Interviews

Shaun breaks down the Seether songs, including the one about his brother, the one about Ozzy, and the one that may or may not be about his ex-girlfriend Amy Lee.

Phil Hurtt ("I'll Be Around")

Phil Hurtt ("I'll Be Around")Songwriter Interviews

Phil was a songwriter, producer and voice behind many Philadelphia soul classics. When disco hit, he got an interesting project: The Village People.

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde of The PretendersSongwriter Interviews

The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.

Trans Soul Rebels: Songs About Transgenderism

Trans Soul Rebels: Songs About TransgenderismSong Writing

A history of songs dealing with transgender issues, featuring Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Morrissey and Green Day.

Sugarland

SugarlandSongwriter Interviews

Meet the "sassy basket" with the biggest voice in country music.

90210 to Buffy to Glee: How Songs Transformed TV

90210 to Buffy to Glee: How Songs Transformed TVSong Writing

Shows like Dawson's Creek, Grey's Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed the way songs were heard on TV, and produced some hits in the process.