Verse 1   You were born in Casey, Missouri   To a girl who wasn't married   After your birth she brought you to the nursery   Kissed your head and told you not to worry   And then quietly she turned and slipped away      In the elevator her heart began to pound   To the rooftop in her slippers and her gown   On the edge she took one last look around   Then closed her eyes and pushed away      Chorus   Speeding toward the ground   Through the air without a sound   So graceful      Verse 2   Twelve flights down nearly naked on the ground   Skin and tragedy always attract a crowd   And so it was when a policeman came around   He took more than 50 eyewitness accounts   Each one in awe   For they'd never seen a girl so sad and beautiful      Chorus   Speeding toward the ground   Through the air without a sound   So graceful