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}