I received a gift just now, it was shipped in advance

Answering this riddle with the word chicken? It's a bold strategy,

A song of wistful yearning by Janis Joplin. Change the space to a hyphen and you get German engineering. Start with yourself, then a third ranked cola. Next a British songwriter, followed by a way of making one many. Now that long bar at the bottom of your keyboard. Finish with a movie with a theme song by Michael Jackson, capped with an Americanized version of Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith’s chief.

A fun game of little consequence Unless we find ourselves a pest Rube Goldberg would be proud Of how we put our skills to the test

Holding a door On top of some bread Try to get out of me Use me as spread