Switch out the sun; pull down the blind. I'm all hung over and I need peace of mind. There's thunder in my head and the sky is turnin' black. Last night I hit the bottle and today—it hit me back.
I went with my friends to show me a good time. I drank some whiskey and then I drank some wine. I had troubles before, but way beyond a doubt, I've twice as much this mornin' as when I started out.
I drank to forget; I can't remember what. I parted with my money without the slightest thought. I must have been a fool to try an' lose myself that way. The only thing I've left to show you is in my head today.
The lights all flashed before me as I came to the street. Suspended by a moonbeam, I balanced on my feet. I heard myself sing out of tune a strange and distant sound, And my feet walked on without me and left me on the ground.