Slow

I recall it all … is this you

Did you stop to think, only to know

To understand

Did they call you slow

Was that you always last in class

Did most institutions ---

Fail you - fast

Down in special needs

Schools need more pencils

To redraw their conclusions

Those people on the fast track

Move at their own pace

They don't know

How to go S---, S---, Slow

I recall it all … is this you

Hand up to answer the teacher's question

What should workers do

When working in a dangerous area

Yes --- Johnny

Ms. Currah, the answer is

When working in a dangerous area

People should go --- slow

Yes —that is true— but I asked that

Over twenty minutes ago

Weird how she took a long time

To take a second look at you

Smiled and finally said --- yes John

The best work is done

By people who take their time

Often it's best to hire people who are ---

slow

Those people on the fast track

Move at their own pace

They don't know

How to go S---, S---, Slow

I know I was slow

What lasts

Is that I learned Ms. Currah was kind

And I knew that — real — Fast

I recall it all … is this you

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