If I Had A Cello

Don't ask what I'm doing these days, I don't know
I lose track of it all
I'm all right, I'm just lying here watching the light
As it slides down the wall
And some things have happened but nothing's really news
Maybe I'll get a cello and teach it to sing the blues

If I had any sense, I would say I was steady
If I had any say, well I've said it already
And you know, if I had me a heart, I'd have something to lose
If I had me a cello, I would teach it to sing the blues

Don't ask how I'm doing these days, I don't know
I suppose I could smile
I'm all right, I sleep fine and I cry less at night
Than I did for a whilе
And I don't want choices cause then I'd havе to choose
I just want a cello and teach it to sing the blues

And I don't wanna cry, and I don't wanna holler
And there's nothing to buy with another day's dollar
And you know, I got nothing to say, nothing to lose
If I had me a cello, I would teach it to sing the blues

Don't ask if I love you today, I don't know
I'm a bit out of touch
I've forgot what it feels like to care a whole lot
About anything much
I don't feel like singing, there's nothing in it now
If I had a cello, I might remember how

If I had me a plane, I could be on the level
If I had me a soul, I could deal with the devil
And you know, if I had me a heart, I'd have something to lose
If I had me a cello, I would teach it to sing the blues

And nobody dies of a second-rate sorrow
I could get out of bed and feel fine tomorrow
But if I had a cello, I would teach it to sing
I'd teach it to sing the blues