Listen to my heartbeatnYeah, all fall down someone help me off of the groundnListen to my heartbeatnYeah, all fall down someone help me off of the groundnnNelson and StarrnHe's got ten grandkids, she's the third missusnHe grooves around intensive care, strutting his stuffnHe's got a perfect mullet hanging down his backnAnd Starr walks in, gives a little wigglenMakes old Nelson grinnHe tucks me in, touches my feetnHey buddy, you know you got a slow heartbeatnnListen to my heartbeatnYeah, listen to my heartbeatnAnd the marching band plays alongnPlays the morphine song on the charity wardnYeah the marching band plays its songnnYeah, all fall down someone help me off of the groundnYeah, all fall down someone help me off of the groundnnAnd opposite me Brenda the alkie coughs so deepnIt's the drugs and the drinknIt could happen to anyonenSure makes me thinknAnd the bed beside her is full of cables and leadsnNobody visits, nobody grievesnnListen to my heartbeatnYeah, listen to my heartbeatnnNelson and StarrnHe's got ten grandkids, she's the third missusnStarr takes some blood out of my armnRolls me over just like thatnListen to my heartbeat, slow but cleannWhile Brenda the alkie looks so meannThey wheel her out, she starts to crynIf I don't get better, I'm gonna dienI'll go cold turkey till I'm cleannI'll go to jail but you get the morphinennListen to my heartbeat lalalala lalalalanYeah, listen to my heartbeat lalalala lalalalanAnd the marching band songnPlays in the morgue at the charity wardnYeah, the marching band plays its songnnYeah, all fall down someone help me off of the groundnListen to my heartbeatnYeah, all fall down someone help me off of the ground