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 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