Verse 1
My brother sent a picture from a camera in the pines
Three good bucks at noon beneath a November sky
Wind was right, sun was high, rifles back at home
Tuesday afternoon, and he was punching in the clock alone
Come Saturday morning, boots on frozen ground
Same old stand, same old woods, but nothing moves around
Funny how the timber talks when nobody’s there
Those deer been watching us like we ain’t even aware
Chorus
Yeah, the deer know your schedule
They know when you’re gone
They move in the moonlight
Then vanish by dawn
You think you’re the hunter
But truth be told
They’re reading your patterns
Like a story you wrote
Verse 2
We spend our money on the camo and the glass
Trail cams, corn piles, counting tracks in the grass
Study every ridgeline, every scrape and trail
But they’re one step ahead of us, every single fail
They remember the footsteps, the sounds we make
Learn our habits, learn our breaks
It humbles a man when he finally sees
Sometimes you’re not as smart as you think you might be
Chorus
Yeah, the deer know your schedule
They know when you pray
They know when you’re working
And when you’re away
You think you’re in control
Out there on your own
But they’re reading your patterns
Like they’ve always known
Verse 3
That got me thinking about my own ways
Late starts, short fuse, drifting days
Trying to hide the mess I make
Like God don’t see the roads I take
But He knows every footstep, every scar
Knows where I’ve been and where I are
David said He searched my soul
Every path, every high and low
Chorus
Yeah, God knows your schedule
Every rise, every fall
Every good intention
Every missed call
He ain’t trying to catch you
Doing something wrong
He’s waiting right there
Trying to lead you back home
Bridge
While I was still broken
Still stuck in my sin
He paid the price
Before I asked Him
He saw the whole picture
And still stayed close
Grace don’t scare easy
And mercy don’t ghost
Final Chorus
Yeah, the deer know your schedule
But they don’t know your heart
They just follow the instinct
They were given at start
But the Father who made you
Knows you inside and through
Every pattern you’re living
Every thing you do
Outro
So if you’ll spend your time
Chasing tracks in the dirt
Spend a little more time
Letting Him do the work
The deer might know your schedule
Out there in the dark
But the Lord of the woods
Yeah, He knows your heart
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