Backslide

BACKSLIDE As recorded by Rancid (From the 1998 Album LIFE WON’T WAIT) [Intro] [Verse 1] Los Angeles take your dreams away Put you on the ground At the end of the day it’s your life your loss If you can’t turn the clock around I said oh my God you can have her for that one So you better not miss a shot You’re letting yourself get into all kinds of danger Soon enough you’re gonna get caught [Pre-Chorus] They had a feeling It was like you had to prove you’re one in a million And on top of that junkies are dealing This time the drugs are you and they’ll come through It ain’t gonna stop ’til they get what they want [Chorus] And I said nobody knows me I’m all alone I I I I I I I gotta go It’s a Hollywood bus stop and the party’s over I I I I I I I gotta go [Verse 2] John was havin’ his homeboy down so he waited for a ride Then waited to confide in Hollywood’s constant backslide With affordable lives and a sunroof nestled among the filth Frequencies and bad intentions gotta take it for what it’s worth but I say [Pre-Chorus] They had a feeling It was like you had to prove you’re one in a million And on top of that junkies still dealing This time the drugs are you and they’ll come through It ain’t gonna stop ’til they get what they want [Chorus] And I said nobody knows me I’m all alone I I I I I I I gotta go It’s a Hollywood bus stop and the party’s over I I I I I I I gotta go   [Bridge] Have you ever been haunted by your past? And it will never let you go Will never ever ever let you go No I said they’ll never ever ever let you go       [Guitar Solo]                  [Chorus] And I said nobody knows me I’m all alone I I I I I I I gotta go It’s a Hollywood bus stop and the party’s over I I I I I I I gotta go I I I I I I I gotta go I I I I I I I gotta go I I I I I I I gotta go