I had me a bird on a wire And I had me a girl on a chain I had me a brother named Abel And i had me a brother named Cain I had me a bottle of bourbon Then I had me a nightmare from hell But I never have any quiet inside my head I had me a talk with my doctor And I had me a talk with my friend And my doctor prescribed marijuana And my friend, well, he gave me cocaine So I had me a small revelation Followed by a big ol' panic attack But I never have any quiet inside my head So I had me a bird on a wire and she took my girl and she flew away And I had me a brother named Abel, well, He was killed by my brother named Cain So I had me another bottle of Bourbon, just to wash all my sorrow away But I'll never have any quiet inside my head.