"Slip Out The Back" lyrics - 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've 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
'Cause 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
'Cause 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 just too big for his frame
Just over five foot
But he weighed a buck fifty
And what he said seemed so right
It stuck with me

Listen, it's like poker
You can play your bets
But you got to know when to fold
Your cards and take a rest
And know when to hold your cards
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 arbitrarily cuts off your air
And like you
I want someone to say it's okay
In the truest parts of our hearts
Everybody's afraid

We're just under appreciated
And overwhelmed
Fighting so hard to hide our fear
That we're scaring ourselves
You understand what I'm saying
'Cause you always did
But it's different in the words
Of a cowardly kid, who said

Slip out the back before they know you were there
And at the worst, you'll see nobody cares
'Cause 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
'Cause you don't wanna be around when it all goes down
Even heroes know when to be scared

And I'm no hero
You remember how it 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

That's 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
That's 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