"In The Back" is a previously unreleased song by Michael Jackson, released as the 51st track on The Ultimate Collection.
It was first written and recorded by Michael Jackson and Glen Ballard in 1994 for HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, although it didn't make the cut.The song was nearly ended up on the final tracklist to Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The MIx, as it was featured in early press releases of the album.
The song was finally re-recorded in 1999 for Invincible, but again got scrapped. The booklet for The Ultimate Collection says the song was recorded for the last time in 2004, although it's not confirmed if it's the version we hear on the box set or the Invincible demo.The song was finally released in 2004 as part of The Ultimate Collection.
You're just preaching the Bible
And they still speaking you're a liar
And you still deal with the fires
That they make get bigger
Dah dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah dah, and you
Dah dah dah dah dah dah, dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah
Why you wanna get me?
Dreams don't last forever, oh
Why you wanna fix me?
See, if the police don' take it
God forsake it
I can't take it
Why you stab me in the back?
We're so gonna lose it
And she, knows that is the deal
She, I
Dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah, people
Dah dah dah dah dah dah dah
Dah dah dah dah, did I
Dah dah dah dah
Why you wanna get me?
This dude won't last forever
Why you wanna hit me?
Oh, babe
If the police don't take it
God forsake it
I'll fall breaking
Why you stab me in the back?
Why you wanna fix me?
Things don't last forever, oh no
Why you wanna get me?
We should be together
Why you wanna hit me?
We should be together
Why you wanna get me?
See, if the police don't take it
God forsake it
I won't take it
Why you stab me in the back?