Slip Out The Back Lyrics - The Rising Tied - Fort Minor

You know me, I used to get caught up in everyday life 

Tried to make it through my day so I could sleep at night 

Tried to figure out my way through the maze 

Of rights and wrongs, but like you used to say 

Nothing feels like it's really worth it 

Forget perfect, I'm trying not to be worthless 

Since I last saw you I been lookin' for a purpose 

Well I met this kid who thought like I did 

He had a weird way of lookin' at it this is what he said 

"Slip out the back before they know you were there 

And at the worst you'll see nobody cares 

'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down 

Even heroes know when to be scared 

Slip out the back before they know you were there 

And at the worst you'll see nobody cares 

'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down 

Even heroes know when to be scared" 

Now I don't remember where I met him or remember his name 

But he walked funny like he was too big for his frame 

Just over five foot but he weighed a buck fifty 

And what he said just seemed so right it stuck with me 

Listen it's like poker you can play your best 

But you got to know when to fold your cards and take a rest 

And know when to hold your cards and hold your breath 

And hope that nobody else is stacking the deck because 

I don't need to tell you that life isn't fair, it doesn't care 

It momentarily cuts off your air, and like you 

I want someone to say "It's okay" 

But in the truest parts of our hearts everybody's afraid 

But just under appreciated and overwhelmed 

Fighting so hard to hide our fear that were scaring ourselves 

You understand when I'm saying that you always did 

But it's different in the words of a cowardly kid said 

"Slip out the back before they know you were there 

And at the worst you'll see nobody cares 

'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down 

Even heroes know when to be scared 

Slip out the back before they know you were there 

And at the worst you'll see nobody cares 

'Cos you don't wanna be around when it all goes down 

Even heroes know when to be scared" 

I'm no hero, you remember how I was, you know 

All I ever did was worry, feeling out of control 

To the point where everything was going end over end 

I'm spinning around in circles again 

This is where you come in all of this to explain to you why 

I had to separate myself away from yesterday's life 

Please remember this isn't how I hoped it would be 

But I had to protect you from me 

Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there 

I know you felt unprepared 

But every single time I was around I just bring you down 

And I could tell that it was time to be scared 

Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there 

And I know the way I left wasn't fair 

I didn't want to be around just to bring you down 

I'm not a hero but don't think I didn't care