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Artist: David Cook
Canonical path: /david-cook/pecking-order
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Pecking Order
Read Pecking Order lyrics by David Cook on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Pecking Order
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Clip my wings before I fly, clip my wings so I can die
Pressed against the dirt, you can't feel my hurt
Watch your shadow paint the sky as I follow in my mind
Forever falling short
too many thoughts to sort
Flat on my face
Can't plead my case (I still need my space)
But someday, I'll be on top
High above you all
In spite of my history, this is me
I've got no farther left to fall
Shoot me down, I'm in my prime
shoot me down, you've done no crime
It's all a pecking order, that we all must shoulder
Watch your shadow fill a space, in spite of all that falls from grace
The circle's spinning, the new's beginning
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David Cook performs "Pecking Order", and this lyric page sits inside the David Cook catalog on LyroVerse.
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