Mike Lawrence: Music

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THE WAY OF THE BUFFALO

IS DECENCY IN EXILE
HAS HONESTY BEEN SLAIN
LIKE THE MIGHTY HERDS OF BUFFALO
HUNTED DOWN ACROSS THE PLAINS
IN THIS GET WHAT YOU WANT WORLD
WHY DO WE TAKE MORE THAN WE NEED
PROGRESS WEARS A SMILE
WHILE IT COVERS UP THE GREED

USED TO BE A HANDSHAKE DIDN'T NEED A DOTTED LINE
ON PAPERS FROM A LAWYER
WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO SIGN
WHY IS KINDNESS HELD IN SUSPECT
WHILE WE TOLERATE THE WRONG
SEEMS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS TO ASK
SEEMS LIKE ALL GOOD THINGS ARE GONE

CHORUS:

THE WAY OF THE BUFFALO
WITH BUT A REMNANT PRESERVED
THE SLAUGHTER OF A BREED
THE EXTINCTION OF A HERD
A SYMBOL OF OUR LAND
NOT WORTH A NICKEL ANYMORE
IF THE LINE OF LIBERTY IS CROSSED
THE HEART OF TRUTH'S FOREVER LOST
ONCE THE BLOOD BEGINS TO FLOW
THE WAY OF THE BUFFALO

SHOULDN'T BE A FEARFUL THING
TO SEND OUR KIDS TO SCHOOL
IT APPEARS WE HAVE PAWNED
OUR PRECIOUS GOLDEN RULE
THE AMERICAN DREAM'S A NIGHTMARE
THE PRICE OF REAL ESTATE UNREAL
SOME PEOPLE STAND AGAINST
THE ONES THAT WANT TO KNEEL

THERE CAN ONLY BE DESTRUCTION
WHERE IT'S EACH MAN FOR HIMSELF
WHERE THE WORTH OF HUMAN BEINGS
DEPENDS UPON THEIR WEALTH
THERE MUST BE A SEED OF LOYALTY
SOMEWHERE LEFT TO SOW
WE CAN REAP A STEADY HARVEST
IF WE DON'T LET THINGS GO

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