Boss said, "Mac, I need to see you
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It's Friday afternoon about five
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We had to make some cuts around here
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Sorry, Mac, you won't survive"
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He sat there stunned in silence
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The hard word's ringing in his ears
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Couldn't believe all the years he'ed given
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Suddenly had disappeared
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His first thought was, "how do I tell her
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That I lost my job today?"
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As he left he felt so wounded
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And his boss just slipped away
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He wondered where's the justice
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When I gave it everything I got?
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And driving home the fire kicked in
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And the feeling sorry for himself just stopped
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He said, "I ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo
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I will not go quietly the way that they want us to be
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Driven from the only life we've known
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I ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo
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He held her close as he told her the news
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Prepared for her to cry
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As the afternoon sun was going down
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He saw a different look in her eyes
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She said, "Baby you've always been my hero
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So hold your head up tall and proud
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Let them take away everything we own
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But we ain't going down
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We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo
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No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be
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Driven from the only life we've known
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We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo
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As they stood there in the darkness
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She reached out ant took his hand
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She whispered, "Remember, baby, you have the blood of everyone
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Who's ever had to make a stand
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Who's ever had to find a brand new land
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And We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo
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No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be
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Driven from the only life we've known
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We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo
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And, baby, who knows what's waiting out there?
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As long as we got each other, baby, I don't care
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The Buffalo
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Billy Ray Cyrus |