[Chorus]
Half of my blood is Cain's blood
Half of my blood is Abel's
One eye looks to Heaven
One eye looks for trouble

[Verse 1]
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"

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Guess I always saw myself as a simple man
But there's a man in the mirror I don't understand
Every day I fight it, but I know down deep
It's the secrets I've been keeping
Rising from their sleep

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
There's an angel and a devil playing tug of war with my soul (Half of my blood is Cain's blood)
The battle rages on each and every day (Half of my blood is Abel's)
It's all I can do just to try to maintain control (Half of my blood is Cain's blood)
My one and only hope (One and only hope) is to my knees and pray
[Chorus]

[Outro]
Half of my blood is Cain's blood
Half of my blood is Abel's
Half of my blood (Half of my blood)
Half of my blood (Half of my blood)