I left you last night on the left coast   I'm writin' you a letter right now   The things that you do are rendering you   Something I can't live without      Maybe maybe I've got a pulse now   Maybe my heart's on fire   A bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire      Left you last night on the left side   The land of the free to be burned   Well the heat of your touch is makin' it such   That I've forgotten everything I've learned      Maybe maybe I've got a problem   Maybe my heart's a liar   A bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire      Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire   And I may be a bird in a cage   But it least it's your cage   And I may be a bird in a cage   But it least it's your cage      Left you last night on the left half   Of the bed, the half that used to be mine   The way that you sleep is the image I'll keep   Always on the edge of my mind      Maybe maybe I've got a reason   For livin' even though I'm so tired   A bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire      Yeah a bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire   And I may be a bird in a cage   But it least it's your cage   And I may be a bird in a cage   But it least it's your cage      Maybe maybe you are the only   One my heart's desired   A bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire      A bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire      A bird in the hand is worth a bird in a cage   Is worth a bird on a telephone wire