So Long (Dead Deer)

from I Love Birds by Coyote Wall

dead of night big deer on the road
doin 65 in a 50 zone
it’s not a competition 
we know who wins in that collision
and we know which one of you will get to go home 

and his antlers stand tall
and his bright eyes they shine
he could run from the wolves 
and the hunter in the woods 
till he ran right out of time
but the grill of your land rover
says the reign of kings is over 
and gone
so long

irrigate the land domesticate the beasts
with the dent in the hood this thing must weigh four hundred pounds at least
but he never could stand up against
three car garage white picket fence 
your wife and 2.7 kids apiece 

and his antlers stand tall
and his bright eyes they shine
he could run from the wolves 
and the hunter in the woods 
till he ran right out of time
but the grill of your land rover
says the reign of kings is over 
and gone
so long

so call the sheriff 
tell him what you’ve done
if it don’t look dead 
put a bullet in its head 
and if you need he’ll bring the gun
be careful son it’s a lonely night 
the one you trust to tell you right from wrong 
is long gone

and his antlers stand tall
and his bright eyes they shine
he could run from the wolves 
and the hunter in the woods 
till he ran right out of time
but the grill of your land rover
says the reign of kings is over 
and gone
so long