The Speed Of Normal Lyrics - John Wesley Harding

I've lived my life backwards 

Or heaven knows I've tried 

Hope I find my perfection before I die 

Maybe once we were fantastic 

Maybe once we were divine 

Now we're flailing in the wake 

Of progress passing by 

At the speed of normal 

Ever since you were the baby 

You've been trying to grow up 

But that's nothing that a therapist can cure 

There's an unconfirmed report 

Or could it be a cruel hoax 

That death is just the punchline 

To a tall tale told 

At the speed of normal 

So for everyone who's anyone 

And you know who you are 

Hope you don't drop behind in the hundred yards war 

The winners and the losers 

Overtaken in the end 

By their very shadows 

Taking the last bend 

At the speed of normal