John Wesley Harding - The Speed Of Normal lyrics

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 pa**ing 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 d**h 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