Well our legislators passed it, now it’s law in Tennessee
What we find on the highway is legal now to eat
Deer, raccoon and possum have all become fair game
It’s an open-season smorgasbord on every state highway

We used to swerve to miss ‘em, but the grocery bill’s so high
That we supplement our shoppin’ out on the centerline
Grandpa says it’s the best thing since Roosevelt’s New Deal
‘Cause it ain’t like a handout, it’s more like Meals on Wheels

CHORUS
We got the road kill, the road kill bill,
Now folks in Tennessee can get their fill
It’s given brand-new meaning to the phrase "hot off the grill"
Now that we have the road kill bill

They laughed at us on Leno and tried to put us down
But when a buck will feed the family, look who’s laughin’ now
This stuff is all free-rangin’, organic to the bone
Just a little tar and gasoline and it’s ready to take home

REPEAT CHORUS

So welcome friends and neighbors from all across this land
The more cars on the highway, you know the better chance we stand
And if you’re drivin’ after sundown, be sure and use your brights
‘Cause we’ll clean up behind you and eat like kings tonight

REPEAT CHORUS

REPEAT CHORUS (WITH NEW SECOND LINE):
Now we got the road kill, the road kill bill,
Our next meal might be just over the hill
It’s given brand-new meaning to the phrase "hot off the grill"
Now that we have the road kill bill

Writers: Don King, Dave Woodward, Brant Miller, and Ed Carter