restless eye across a weary room 
glazed look and I was on the road [bad word] 
The music played and played as we whirled without end 
No hint, no word her honour to defend 

I will, I will she sighed to my request 
And then she tossed her mane while my resolve was put to the test 
Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire 
I led the way to the funeral pyre 
And without a thought of the consequence 
I gave in to my decadence 

One slip, and down the hole we fall 
It seems to take no time at all 
momentary lapse of reason 
That binds a life for life 
small regret, you won't forget, 
There'll be no sleep in here tonight 

Was it love, or was it the idea of being in love? 
Or was it the hand of fate, that seemed to fit just like a glove? 
The moment slipped by and soon the seeds were sown 
The year grew late and neither one wanted to remain alone 

One slip, and down the hole we fall 
It seems to take no time at all 
momentary lapse of reason 
That binds a life to a life 
The one regret, you will never forget, 
There'll be no sleep in here tonight 
One slip ... one slip