Lyrics
[Verse 1] Stealin chickens to pay my fines
Down that broken fence line
Gotta be fast, feet hit the red dirt
Pockets itching, hopes hurt
Just a bag, heavy on my left arm
A single cluck, night stays calm
Maybe the moon sees
Maybe the dogs do too
Stone silence soggy, sweat on my brow
One wrong move, caught now
But I got that taste, that thrill for the win
Out the pen, let’s begin
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)
[Verse 2] Chilly wind, chasing time and trouble
Flash a grin, slip inside that bubble
Maybe I hide, maybe I stay unseen
Maybe whispers dart across the green
Tightrope walking fences, I’m a shadow blending
Cash in the corner, luck never ending
One word and the deal goes broke
One squawk and the plan is smoked
I keep on crawling, night’s my friend
Pennies for my pain, chase till the end
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)
[Bridge] Maybe the fines fade in the morning sun
Maybe I run, maybe I don’t run
A bag of feathers, freedom’s price
Just another night, rolling dice
I stay low, lost in the grass
One short call, let it pass
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)
[Verse 3] Stealin chickens, pay my fines, climb that hill where the cold wind whines
Sneak in quiet, dirt on my knees, holler’s deep, trees hide me
I steal ‘cause I got to, fines coming due
Two more warrants if I don’t come through
Moonshiners, metheads, headlights sweepin
Hounds on the porch, shotguns keepin
Eyes wide in the dead of night
No cops, it’s a different fight
Cheatin landowner, crooked and mean
Hillbilly boss with the loaded machine
Took my money, rigged it twice
Slipped something nasty in my white
Fed my bird wrong, made him lose
Rigged the cocks, yeah, cockfights too
[Chorus] Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Low to the ground, just right
Don’t make a sound, don’t get caught tonight
Gotta sneak in to the cock fights
Hush now
Risking it all for a chance at life
Every step, I’m rolling dice
[Post-Chorus] Take dem roosters (take ‘em fast now)
Take dem roosters (don’t look back now)