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 it’s real 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 going back

And I know it’s real slow, honey
Painful and real slow

Blackbird, come the break of dawn
The TV's on and I turn it off
Walk outside, get in the car
Stare at the wheel and fall apart

I get it all of 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
And white hall 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 it’s real slow, honey
Painful and real slow

Blackbird, come the break of day
You swallow the **** that people say
Walk outside, look at the sky
Ask it to fall or tell you why