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Artist: The Kills
Canonical path: /the-kills/black-rooster
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Black Rooster
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Black Rooster
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You want to cuss and fight
In the basement
The kid want to cuss and fight
In the basement
Warm black rooster worn white hand
The young kids got my name
You like to cuss and fight
In the basement
The kid want to cuss and fight
In the basement
Got a rattle snake on in the basement
The young snake's got my name
You wanna swing that hand
In the basement
The kid wanna swing that hand
In the basement
Drop your medicine, six white sons
The young snake's got my name
You want to cuss and fight
In the basement
The kid want to cuss and fight
In the basement
Got a rattle snake on in the basement
The young snake's got my name
I'm not coming home again
I'm not coming home again
I'm not coming home again
I'm not coming home again
You want to fuck and fight
In the basement
The kid wanna fuck and fight
In the basement
Got a rattle snake on in the basement
The young snake's got my name
You want to fuck and fight
In the basement
The kid like to fuck and fight
In the basement
Got a rattle snake, six white sons
The young kid's got my name
I'm not coming home again
I'm not coming home again
I'm not coming home again
I'm not coming home again
You want to cuss and fight
In the basement
The kid want to cuss and fight
In the basement
Got a rattle skate on in the basement
The young snake's got my name
Wait
Tell me what you've done to yourself
I would like to know
Write it on the rocks and then
Tell me where to go
Why you say wait
Wait
Tell me you're the lucky one
How fast you can throw
Tell me all the things you've done
I would like to know
Why you say wait
Why
Tell me how you like yourself
Tell me how you go
Unlike you were someone else, now
I want to know
Why you say wait
Why you say
Oh wait
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Why you say
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Why you say wait
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Why you say
La la la la, la la la la
Why you say wait
So tell me something bad you've done
Tell me bout your ghost
Tell me bout the game you won
And the one who lost
Why you say wait
Wait
Tell me bout your magic touch
Every coin you toss
The cat get out, the dog get in
That's how it's always been
Why you say wait
Why
Now tell me what's so funny, man
Tell me, what'd I miss?
Write it on the rocks and then
Tell me how it is
Why you say wait
Why
Why you say
Oh wait
La la la la la la la
Why you say
La la la la, la la la la
Why you say wait
La la la la la la la
Why you say
La la la la, la la la la
Why you say wait
La la la la la la la
Why you say
La la la la, la la la la
Why you say wait
Why you say
It's not worth saving, when you say wait
Why you say
It's not worth saving, when you say wait
Why you say wait
It's not worth saving, when you say wait
Why you say
It's not worth saving, when you say wait
Why you say wait
Why
Nothing
When you say
Hmm
Nothing
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