Even quadriplegics get the blues sometimes I don't mean to talk about it When they're lying there alone at night not quite breathing Even quadriplegics get the blues sometimes You can be almost certain All the suction in the world won't make it fine I been sitting in an empty room Trying to make sense of what's happening to you I been wishing on retired stars Just breathing Wont you hold me in your arms please Don't you cry now, you can call out Take my hand and feel my heart speak You can hold me you can hold me Even quadriplegics get the blues sometimes You can be so sure about it All the movies in the world won't pass the time Even quadriplegics get the blues sometimes Its hardly surprising All the logic/doctors in the world won't make it right, this time I been sitting on an empty bed Trying to remember the pretty words you said I been wishing on retired stars Just breathing Wont you hold me in your arms please Don't you cry now Don't you cry out Take my hand and hear my heart speak You can hold me, you can hold