Far Behind

"Far Behind" is a song by the American rock band Candlebox and the third single from their eponymous debut album. It is one of the band's most well-known songs, entering the charts in July 1993 and remaining there until January the following year when it was officially released as a single. In a 1994 interview with Playgirl... Kevin Martin stated that it was inspired by two friends who overdosed on heroin.

Now maybe I didn't mean to treat you bad But I did it anyway And then maybe some would say your life was sad But you lived it anyway And so maybe your friends they stand around they watch you crumble As you fall down to the ground And then somedayyour friends they stand beside as you were flyin' Oh, you were flyin' oh so high But then someday people look at you For what they call their own They watch you suffer Yeah they hear you calling home And then someday we can take our time To brush the leaves aside so you can reach us Hey but you left me far behind Now maybe I didn't mean to treat you oh so bad But I did it anyway Now I'm saying, maybe Some would say you're left with what you had But you couldn't share the pain, no, no, no Couldn't share the pain, they watch you suffer Now maybe I could have made my own mistakes But I lived with what I've known And then maybe we might share in something great Won't you look at where we've grown Won't you look at where we've gone And then someday comes, tomorrow holds A sense of what I feel for you in my mind As you trip the final line And that cold day when you lost control Shame you left my life so soon You should have told me, hey Hey but you left me far behind Now maybe I didn't mean to treat you oh so bad But I did it anyway Now maybe some would say you're left with what you had But you couldn't share the pain, no, no, no Oh, no, no Oh, no, no, no, no, no Oh my lord See I know See I know But maybe, said maybe I didn't mean to treat you oh so bad But I did it anyway, sayin' now maybe Some would say you're left with what you had But you couldn't share the pain Now I've said, but times have changed Your friends they come and watch you crumble to the ground They watch you suffer, yeah they hold you down, hold on down Now I said maybe, maybe I didn't mean to treat you bad But you left me far behind Left me far behind Left me far behind