I had a friend named Victor 
The two of us used to hang every single day 
And it seemed like overnight 
That his whole life just changed 
I know when his mom and dad broke up 
It didn't make sense 
But i know that his dad was a [bad word] 
And he gambled away the rent 

Pretty soon Vic was seeing red  [bad word] off and instead 
Hed drink every night until he passed out 
And then hed do it all again 
The whole time smiling on the outside 
To cover the pain 
But on the inside 
All he was trying to do was get away 

Dying to get away 
Let the pain of yesterday 
Go slipping through the cracks 

Yo, Funny how things change color 
Than fade to another shade 
When you had it made it was all good 
But now look just another day 
It was so fresh 
It was so clean 
Never saw it gone 
One, two, three 
Lights out, which way to turn 
Can't get a grip 
All alone in a big white house 
Every day gets worse 
And you just curse until your head bursts 
And it hurts so bad she left 
You think to yourself 
I shoulda thought of that one first 
No family, no kids 
Cant accept what you did 
Now you [bad word] away 
But you can't 
Cause the [bad word] back again 

Slippin through the cracks 
Have a little shack 
Go to bed half dead 
What about rent 
Why does every cent gotta be a bet 
Whens it gonna end 
Oh my god we dont got a penny left 
My moms gotta find a way 
To get a job, out of debt, out of dodge 
Out of breath, out of this big problem 
My pops wanna get away from the pain 
In a better place in his brain 
But the medication he takes 
Makes him wasted 
So sick if hes gonna think 
The good lord [bad word] take him 
Im shaking now wake up 
You son of a [bad word]  

He's trying to get away 
Let the pain of yesterday 
Go slipping through the cracks 
Hiding himself away 
Watching all the memories fade away 
From red to black 

He's trying to get away 
Let the pain of yesterday 
Go slipping through the cracks 
Hiding himself away 
Watching all the memories fade away 
From red to black 

Slipping through the cracks 
Slipping through the cracks 
Slipping through the cracks