The Rooster

[Verse 1] Blue collar Eddy and his better half Dolores Used to be mantelpieces down at the Black Forest And I don't know if that bar still exists But when it did, so did they, a couple bleeding heart kids Everything volatile, every night Vodka style Hop a stool, be discrete and just watch a while But do your best to keep the level observational Drama is attractive so push it when it takes a pull And each night's a random, when you've paid a ransom For the right to sing along with them drinking anthems And these fools paid so many dues That everybody stops to salute But one night after another fight A couple from an opposite table offered an invite Dolores didn't want to join 'em, wasn't feeling social But Eddy was so aggravated that he had to poke holes He walked over, sat in the dialogue And called at Dolores like some kind of dog She can't believe it, she's done, she's had it But she doesn't want to make another scene in this establishment She got up and moseyed over And put her arm up around Eddy's shoulder Nobody's sober, the song is the same Sometimes you stick out your chin to catch the rain [Hook] {X2} You could be a winner, you could be a loser Gotta wake up when you hear the rooster Sometimes it's just too simple to live your life wrong Gotta do right for you when the time comes [Verse 2] The clock keeps drinking, they keep ticking There's two more people who get to play positions Samantha and Chuck, not a couple, just roommates Out having too many shots on a Tuesday Who knew they'd be tools for the duo? Put a little bit of fire on the fuel It's a kind of blue, intentions ain't cruel But everybody's so ready to bend up the rules Now there's Chuck staring at Dolores Eddy is distracted by Samantha so he doesn't notice And everybody's too fucked up To even assess the mess, much less care enough More whiskey, a picture, a premium Eddy's getting tipsy, he didn't see it coming On his way back from a visit with that urinal Tryna straighten out his thoughts and the vertigo Weaves through, stops when he seen 'em Picture perfect, it looked just like freedom Dolores on Chuck's lap kissing him hard Eddy dipped into the winter, left 'em all at the bar Sometimes you got to follow what's felt inside Between the power struggles and selfish pride No one's allowed to cry unfair Because now they're both good to drink alone somewhere [Hook] {X4}