Ain't found a way to kill me yet
eyes burn with sting and sweat
seems every path leads me to nowhere
wife and kids household pet
army green was no safe bet
the bullets scream to me from somewhere
here they come to snuff the rooster
yeah here come the rooster, yeah
you know he ain't gonna die
no, no, no, yea know he ain't gonna die
walkin' tall machine gun man
they spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
got my pills 'gainst his dyin' breath
oh God please won't you help me make it through
here they come to snuff the rooster
yeah here come the rooster, yeah
you know he ain't gonna die
no, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die
MEANING:
Jerry Cantrell wrote this song about his father in Vietnam, and the scary stories he was told of that place and the war. But... i don't know why it's called rooster........