Page type: lyric reference
Artist: OutKast
Canonical path: /outkast/the-rooster
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
The Rooster
Read The Rooster lyrics by OutKast on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
The Rooster
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Hold up!
OOh, ooh! Somebody done told you you wrong!
Ok, I start out all alone
'Cause my baby mama left me
Now there's nobody at home
Beginning to feel like Ms. Jackson done got cloned!
Well it's some real shit and I'm lving it through this song!
A moving vehicle took my family
As I slept out on the sofa in the Boom Boom Room
I woke up very upset!
I throw the covers back and peek out of the draperies
My daughter, my baby, my baby mama all escaping me!
In the wind, she was my friend
Like Princess Di before she died
Therefore we tried and tried again
But in the end you pay attention to the pluses
But the minuses behind make it seem like you can't win!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Round two, a single parent, what is Big to do?
Throw a parrty? Not hardly!! I'm trying to stay up outta that
Womb!!
Or that p-u-s-s uss! I said uss!
Luther Vandross couldn't make a home out of this house that we
Smooshed
Smashed, pushed to the limit! Smash and turned it timid!
Hell everyone was suffering, the house was feeling wicked hell
The cat got sold, the dog got old, the food got cold!
Both of our tempers were on swolle
For the most part you fuss, fight, fart!
You build it up to break it down and now take it from the start
Repeatedly leading a path that only ends in a clash
Of two stubborn minds, grown folks blind to the sign!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
K-O, knocked out by technicality
The love has kissed the canvas
Now the whole family is mad at me
My daughter don't want me at her PTA meetings
And then my son he can't talk, when I change him he's peeing
I think he's pissed!
I can't dismiss the matter of the fact because he saw you and me
Argue
Now the energy is coming back
Set an example, a positive pattern, keep life on track
But I'm married to the music and committed to the wax, tapes and
CDs
Baby, please, you make me want to scream!
You're on my team starting first string so why are we arguing?
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Throw your neck out! Throw your back out!
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "The Rooster"?
OutKast performs "The Rooster", and this lyric page sits inside the OutKast catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "The Rooster"?
Yes. The related section below points to Greatest Show On Earth and Rosa Parks with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by OutKast?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through OutKast's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on The Rooster yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.