Red To Black
I had a friend named VictorThe two of us used to hang every single dayAnd it seemed like overnightThat his whole life just changedI know when his mom and dad broke upIt didn't make senseBut i know that his dad was a drunkAnd he gambled away the rent
Pretty soon Vic was seeing redPissed off and insteadHed drink every night until he passed outAnd then hed do it all againThe whole time smiling on the outsideTo cover the painBut on the insideAll he was trying to do was get away
Trying to get awayLet the pain of yesterdayGo slipping through the cracks
Yo, Funny how things change colorThan fade to another shadeWhen you had it made it was all goodBut now look just another dayIt was so freshIt was so cleanNever saw it goneOne, two, threeLights out, which way to turnCan't get a gripAll alone in a big white houseEvery day gets worseAnd you just curse until your head burstsAnd it hurts so bad she leftNow you sufferShould've thought of that one firstNo family, no kidsCant accept what you didNow you wanna run awayBut you can'tCause the past comes back again
Slippin through the cracksSip a little jackGo to bed half deadWhat about rentWhy does every cent gotta be a betWhens it gonna endOh my god we dont got a penny leftMy moms gotta find a wayTo get a job, out of debt, out of dodgeOut of breath, out of this big problemMy pops wanna get away from the painIn a better place in his brainBut the medication he takesMakes him wastedSo sick he was gonna thinkThe good lord would come take himI'm shaking himWake up you son of a bitch!
He's dying to get awayLet the pain of yesterdayGo slipping through the cracksHiding himself awayWatching all the memories fade awayFrom red to black
He's dying to get awayLet the pain of yesterdayGo slipping through the cracksHiding himself awayWatching all the memories fade awayFrom red to black
Slipping through the cracksSlipping through the cracksSlipping through the cracks