Rooster

Lyrics

[Intro] Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh [Verse 1: Layne Staley] Ain't found a way to kill me yet Eyes burn with stingin' sweat Seems every path leads me to nowhere, mm-mm Wife and kids, household pet Army green was no safe bet The bullets scream to me from somewhere, mm-mm [Chorus: Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell] Here they come to snuff the Rooster, aw, yeah Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die [Instrumental Break] [Chorus: Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell] Here they come to snuff the Rooster, aw, yeah Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die [Verse 2: Layne Staley] Walkin' tall, machine-gun man They spit on me in my homeland Gloria sent me pictures of my boy, mm-mm Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath Oh, God, please, won't you help me make it through? Mm-mm [Chorus: Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell] Here they come to snuff the Rooster, aw yeah Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, you know he ain't gonna die [Outro] Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh