[Verse] I killed a fifth of gin In a darkened motel room Running from the flu Running from you And I I saw a great blue heron in the sky And a lonely Wild coyote And they both ran away And I'm still I'm still [Chorus] In the morning Still alive [Verse 2] And I I watched the smoke drift in the sky And the moon rise In the treetops And the cicadas hum in the heat And they sang They sang [Chorus] In the morning Still alive