Song Description
The narrator grows sick of his smalltown existence, his family's expectations and the feeling his dreams are vanishing. He is torn between escaping with the girl he loves and the repurcussions this may have.
| Song Length |
3:18 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Will, Regret |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Well ever since my Daddy died
And my brother went to town
I knew without saying it was written in your eyes
That I had to stick around
It wasn't like it was a shackle on my hand
It wasn't like a fight I could win
I just stuck around and worked the land
The bank tried to take off of him
It wasn't like we lost nothing
When the barn burned down last fall
And even if the land's only giving something
It's better than nothing at all
At night I tune into the radio
That sits gleaming up there on the shelf
There's a world out beyond the valley I know
And I want to see it for myself
Chorus:
Rooster gonna crow Mama
One of these days
Rooster gonna know I've been
Making my way
Rooster gonna crow Mama
When the sun comes up
I'll be down the road Mama
I'll be trying my luck
I've got me a new girl now
She thinks the same as me
She hates this old town anyhow
And wants to go be free
And I can't even tell you that
I don't think it's a sin
To not stay and work my Daddy's land
The bank tried to take off of him
Chorus:
Rooster gonna crow Mama
One of these days
Rooster gonna know I've been
Making my way
Rooster gonna crow Mama
When the sun comes up
I'll be down the road Mama
I'll be trying my luck