Those Does

Verse 1 Those does are a menace, everybody knows, They leap in front of headlights like they’re starring in a show. Tiny furry movie stars, center stage at night, Posing in the high beams, then vanishing from sight. Maybe they are bored out there, Maybe they don’t care, Maybe in those big brown eyes There’s something dark in there. Pre-Chorus Ears up, tail high, frozen in the glow, You hit the brakes and whisper, “Girl, you really gotta go.” Chorus Those does keep stepping into traffic, A menace, everyone knows. They jump out like they own the road And strike a dangerous pose. No warning, no regard, Just chaos in the dark— Those does keep stepping into traffic And leaving drivers scarred. Verse 2 With antlers in the distance— Well, the bucks have got their pride— But it’s those doe-eyed troublemakers Who wait just off the side. They stand there in the shoulder grass, All innocent and sweet, Then launch themselves dramatically Right underneath your Jeep. Pre-Chorus Maybe they are plotting, Maybe they just like the thrill, Maybe every deer in Texas Has a secret death wish still. Chorus Those does keep stepping into traffic, A menace, everyone knows. They leap in front of cars Like tiny, furry movie stars in pose. No warning, no regard, Just chaos in the dark— Those does keep stepping into traffic And breaking everybody’s heart. Bridge I don’t know, though— I guess I just suppose They would sell that puffy tail For a safer place to go. ’Cause the place they love the most, The woods they used to know, Keeps getting paved and pushed away For another strip of road. So maybe it ain’t madness, Maybe they’re just lost, Caught between the trees and tires, Paying every cost. Final Chorus Those does keep stepping into traffic, A menace, everyone knows— But maybe they’re just refugees From everywhere that grows. Still, please don’t test your luck, Slow down for doe and buck— Those does keep stepping into traffic… And honestly, they don’t give a— Outro Those does… Those reckless little does… Big brown eyes and bad decisions Everywhere the highway goes.