🎵 “Skidmarks & Wings”

[Verse 1] Well we rolled outta Billings just after dawn, Coffee in hand and the headlights on. Saw a possum laid flat like a raisin in June, And a raccoon tail waggin’ like a cursed cartoon. [Verse 2] There’s a deer leg stickin’ outta milepost five, Looked like it tried to wave goodbye. Crow hit the tire with a flap and a squawk, Now it’s stuck in the rim like it’s tryin’ to talk. [Chorus] Skidmarks and wings on the highway line, Dodgin’ guts and motorcycles all the time. That windshield’s a bug grave, thick as glue, Smeared with love from a thousand-legged zoo. We ain’t ridin’ clean, we’re ridin’ cursed— And I’m laughin’ ‘cause cryin’ would make it worse. [Verse 3] Had a beetle bounce off my lip and scream, It hit the mirror, now it’s part of the team. Saw a gopher’s ghost near a Denny’s sign, He winked and ran back to the other side. [Verse 4] Every gas stop smells like hot regret, And the front grille's grillin’ a bug buffet yet. I said a prayer for a turtle we nearly kissed, But the truck behind us sure didn’t miss… [Chorus] Skidmarks and wings on the highway line, Dodgin’ guts and motorcycles all the time. That windshield’s a bug grave, thick as glue, Smeared with love from a thousand-legged zoo. We ain’t ridin’ clean, we’re ridin’ cursed— And I’m laughin’ ‘cause cryin’ would make it worse. [Bridge – Breakdown & Talk-Sing] There’s a feather in my hubcap, A beak in my boot… I swear that squirrel winked before he scoot-scoot-scooted— And don’t ask what’s smellin’, that ain’t fruit! [Final Chorus – Faster & Wilder] Skidmarks and wings and a toe or two, A porcupine pelt hangin’ off the hood screw. If there's a highway to heaven, this ain’t the track— We got angel bugs ridin’ piggyback. I’m cryin’ from the laugh and my side might burst— ‘Cause roadkill’s real… and poetic… and cursed. [Outro – Slow Twangy Slide] Yeehaw, Lord… Get me home… With just *one* less splat on the dome.