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 drugs 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 shit that people say   Walk outside look at the sky   Ask it to fall or tell you why