I know that it's bad That it's the kind that they can't operate on And I know it's real slow, honey Painful and real slow Styrofoam coffee cups And bagged d** that never work enough And I know its real slow, honey Painful and real slow When we were young And hit like hammers I'd write the nails in your hands But when 99% of us is failure There's no going back And I know its real slow, honey Painful and real slow Blackbird come the break of dawn The TV's on, I turn it off Walk outside, get in the car Stare at the wheel then fall apart I get it all the time Bright eyes to bat and hide behind But I know they're just for show, honey Painful and just for show Black rooms to babysit White halls to pace and wait for it And I know it's too slow, honey Painful and real slow When we were young And hit like hammers I'd write the nails in your hands When 99% of us is failure There's no coming back And I know its real slow, honey Painful and real slow Blackbird come the break of day You swallow the sh** that people say Walk outside look at the sky Ask it to fall or tell you why