i drug the skin that i was in across the street toward my house , unaware that i was being watched , until i reached the steps of the deck , and a man 's voice came from the trailer house beside me . when you slipped up one day and said a word you shouldnt have , did you write yourself a pink slip or did you try to forget about it and move on ? `` she 's out of town , '' i said as evenly as i could . she is not in the fade . '' 