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Met a girl in the parking lot,
And all I did was say hello.
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
For me to walk her home,
But I guess that's the way it goes.
[Chorus]
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye.
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights.
Met a girl with a graceful charm,
But when beauty met the beast he froze.
Got the sense I was not her type
By a black eye and bloody nose,
But I guess that's the way it goes.
[Chorus]
It's suffocating to say,
But the female mystique takes my breath away.
So give me a smile or give me a sneer,
'Cause I'm trying to guess here.
[Chorus]
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye.
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
If life was a game, you would never play nice.
If love was a beam, you'd be blind in both eyes.
Put your sunglasses on 'cause you're a deer in the headlights.
You're the deer in the headlights.
You're the deer in the headlights.
And all I did was say hello.
Her pepper spray made it rather hard
For me to walk her home,
But I guess that's the way it goes.
[Chorus]
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye.
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
Well smile because you're the deer in the headlights.
Met a girl with a graceful charm,
But when beauty met the beast he froze.
Got the sense I was not her type
By a black eye and bloody nose,
But I guess that's the way it goes.
[Chorus]
It's suffocating to say,
But the female mystique takes my breath away.
So give me a smile or give me a sneer,
'Cause I'm trying to guess here.
[Chorus]
Tell me again was it love at first sight
When I walked by and you caught my eye.
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
If life was a game, you would never play nice.
If love was a beam, you'd be blind in both eyes.
Put your sunglasses on 'cause you're a deer in the headlights.
You're the deer in the headlights.
You're the deer in the headlights.
Lyrics submitted by Angel721Ninja
Track duration: 03:01
"Deer In the Headlights" as written by Adam R. Young
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Anyway, I dance a lot to this song, and the lyrics are a different direction for him. The lyrics are funny:
"Her pepper spray made it rather hard for me to walk her home." What the heck? xD
"But when beauty met the best, he froze"
:P
If love was a beam you'd be blind in both eyes
I put that on Quote section on my facebook page :)
I wanna say that:
"Met a girl in the parking lot
And all I did was say hello
Her pepper spray made it rather hard for me to walk her home
But I guess that's the way it goes"
Is basically a boy meeting a girl, but the girl being standoffish despite the fact that he's only trying to be a gentleman. Maybe the girl has been hurt before, or just doesn't trust people easily, the two could even go hand-in-hand, because of course, that the way it goes. :)
"Met a girl with a graceful charm,
But when beauty met the beast he froze
Got the sense I was not her type by the black eye and bloody nose
But I guess that's the way it goes"
Different scenario, same concept: Boy meets girl (could even be the SAME girl ;)). He's quite obviously smitten with her, she's beautiful and charming, and it intimidates him. He doesn't know what to say, and doesn't want to ramble or say the wrong things. Through conversation, he's getting the feel that, she's not going to be into him because despite all of her positive qualities, she's the type of girl that prefers relationships with struggle. The black eye and bloody nose to me symbolize the types of guys she'd rather be with.. ones that may not care, but make it a challenge instead. Truth be told, this is the path a lot of girls choose. Again, thats just the way it goes. :)
"Tell me again, was it love at first sight,
When I walked by and you caught my eye?
Didn't you know love could shine this bright?
Well smile because you're the deer in headlights"
The chorus is basically saying that he's head over heels for her, and this girl is always on his mind, and always in his focus; hence her being "the deer" in his "headlights". Asking about love being bright is kind of saying: You do know that there is real, TRUE love out there, and GOOD, honest guys too. He just wants to be with her, and make her smile, and love at first sight is always a cute concept. Sometimes you meet that girl, and no matter how many others you meet, you can never get her out of your head.. even if she doesn't exactly treat you the greatest.
"It's suffocating to say, but the female mustike takes my breath away
So give me a smile or give me a sneer 'cause I'm trying to guess here"
I feel like this a lot with a particular female in my life. Sometimes you meet that girl and she may have feelings for you, and you can tell by the things she says or the actions she makes, but she's caught up in something else, or doesn't want to admitt to it. Sometimes when you're in that situation, you'd do just about anything to know for sure. :)
By saying "Sorry I ever tried", he feels sometimes that he just isn't good enough, no matter how hard he tries or how much effort he makes to prove to her. We all have those moments when we're in love.. and theres nothing we can do about how the other person feels.
"If life was a game you would never play nice
If love was a beam you'd be blind in both eyes
Put your sunglasses on 'cause you're the deer in the headlights"
Is my favorite part of the song, and Adam did an awesome job wrapping this one up. Metaphorically, this girl is the kind to play with his heart, and by saying she'd never play nice means she's unwilling to cooperate, and she may even been giving him mixed signals. The second line to me, means that the girl thinks she knows what love really is, despite how many times she's attempted and had it fail, and he's basically saying: If you gave me a chance, if you let me in and open your heart up to my love, it'd be WAY more amazing and spectacular than anything you could have ever imagined.. so prepare yourself.. because one day, on way, or another.. I'll make you mine. <3