| Half of my blood is Cain’s blood, half of my blood is Abel |
| One eye looks to heaven and one eye looks for trouble |
| Sweet mother, she sang in the Sunday choir |
| On her head was a halo, she spoke brimstone and fire |
| Daddy lived by the bottle, Daddy died by the barn |
| Well he froze one night, Mama said serves him right |
| The devil can keep him warm |
| Half of my blood is Cain’s blood, half of my blood is Abel |
| One eye looks to heaven and one eye looks for trouble |
| Guess I always saw myself as a simple man |
| There’s a man in the mirror I don’t understand |
| Everyday I fight it but I know down deep |
| It’s the secrets I’ve been keeping rising from their sleep |
| Now that you know me, do you still need me Or just half the man |
| Deep in the darkness, do you still see the light |
| Will you take me as I am Half of my blood is Cain’s blood, half of my blood is Abel |
| One eye looks to heaven and one eye looks for trouble |
| Half of my blood is Cain’s blood, half of my blood is Abel |
| One eye looks to heaven and one eye looks for trouble |