Ah ah ah, well, well, well, well, well, well, well I was slippin' into darkness When they took my friend away I was slippin' into darkness When they took, when they took my friend away You know he loved to drink whiskey Oh oh oh oh While laughing at the moon Slippin' into darkness Takes my mind beyond the trees I was slippin' into darkness, yeah Takes my mind beyond the trees Well, I talked to my brothers Oh oh oh oh Who never said their names Slippn' into darkness, yeah All my troubles though I choose I was slippin' into darkness, yeah All my troubles though I choose I got a wife and a baby, yeah, yeah Oh oh oh oh Now my love has gained its fame Slippin' into darkness, yeah When I heard my mother say I was slippin' into darkness, yeah When I heard my mother say You've been slippin' into darkness Oh oh oh oh Pretty soon, you're gonna pay Yeah, yeah
Ah ah ah, well, well, well, well, well, well, well I was slippin' into darkness When they took my friend away I was slippin' into darkness When they took, when they took my friend away You know he loved to drink whiskey Oh oh oh oh While laughing at the moon Slippin' into darkness Takes my mind beyond the trees I was slippin' into darkness, yeah Takes my mind beyond the trees Well, I talked to my brothers Oh oh oh oh Who never said their names Slippn' into darkness, yeah All my troubles though I choose I was slippin' into darkness, yeah All my troubles though I choose I got a wife and a baby, yeah, yeah Oh oh oh oh Now my love has gained its fame Slippin' into darkness, yeah When I heard my mother say I was slippin' into darkness, yeah When I heard my mother say You've been slippin' into darkness Oh oh oh oh Pretty soon, you're gonna pay Yeah, yeah
"Slippin' into Darkness" foi escrita por seis membros da banda War: Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan e Papa Dee Allen.
A produção da faixa ficou a cargo de Jerry Goldstein, que também trabalhou em outros sucessos da banda.
A canção foi lançada em 1971, consolidando o estilo funk‑soul característico de War na época.
Uma versão ao vivo de "Slippin' into Darkness" apareceu como lado B do single "Ballero", lançado em 1974.
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