Lyric discussion by Bravura 

Cover art for Chicken lyrics by Toad the Wet Sprocket

Sounds like it's about a coward to me. He's singing about how the "Chicken" is always making excuses to get out of doing things. And he just keeps things as simple as he can without 'leaving the cages' or 'questioning nature'.

But the second verse sounds like an entirely different person. Someone who has faith and is more of a leader than a follower. I don't understand this song too well.