[Verse 1]
Sun comes up on a gravel yard
Same old seed in the rusty pan
Boss man counting every feather I got
Like he owns this little patch of land
Wire on my left
Mud on my boots
Beaks in my business
Feels like I'm stuck in roots
[Chorus]
I'm just another chicken in the coop
Packed in tight with the cluckin' truth
Scratchin' in circles
Kickin' up dust
Dreams on the fence and a heart I trust
Hey
Hey
Let me fly
Cut me loose
From this life as a chicken in the coop
[Verse 2]
They ring that bell
Everybody runs
Heads down low for the crumbs and corn
I stare straight up at that busted roof
Swear I was built for a wilder storm
Fox in a tie
Smile so smooth
Sells us a story
Keeps nailin' down this roof
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
One thin plank between here and free
One hard kick and it’s you and me
Out past the barn and the diesel fumes
Past every name they ever used
[low vocal register] I’m more than feathers
More than proof
[gang vocals] More than a chicken in the coop
[Chorus]