Question: who sang time keeps on slipping into the future

title: Fly Like an Eagle (song)
text: `` Fly Like an Eagle '' is a song written by Steve Miller for the album of the same name . The song went to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of March 12 , 1977 , kept from the top spot by `` Evergreen ( Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) '' by Barbra Streisand . The single edit can be found on Greatest Hits ( 1974 -- 1978 ) . The song has an unusually mellow and `` dreamy '' feel . It is usually played in tandem with `` Space Intro '' , but the song also segues into `` Wild Mountain Honey '' .