Lyrics No More Buffalo - James McMurtry
I
guess
we
knew
the
cards
were
stacked
Started
out
the
best
of
friends
And
we
beat
that
highway
'til
it
quit
beating
back
It
didn't
mean
much
in
the
end
Some
you
win,
some
you
lose,
some
you
throw
away
We
headed
South
across
those
Colorado
plains
Just
as
empty
as
the
day
We
looked
around
at
all
we
saw
and
all
we'd
hoped
to
see
Looking
out
through
the
bugs
on
the
windshield
Somebody
said
to
me
No
more
buffalo,
blue
skies
or
open
road
No
more
rodeo,
no
more
noise
Take
this
Cadillac
park
it
out
in
back
Mama's
calling,
put
away
the
toys
Don't
chase
that
carrot
'til
it
makes
you
sick
What
do
you
think
you're
gonna
prove
Just
let
it
dangle
'til
it
falls
off
that
stick
That's
when
you
make
your
move
Don't
go
chasing
after
shooting
stars
Trying
to
make
yourself
a
name
You
could
joust
at
windmills
with
that
old
Fender
guitar
Probably
do
about
the
same
No
more
buffalo,
blue
skies
or
open
road
No
more
rodeo
for
this
old
boy
Take
my
Cadillac
park
it
out
in
back
Mama's
calling,
put
away
the
toys
I
never
thought
they'd
ever
doubt
my
words
I
guess
they
were
just
too
tired
to
care
I'd
point
to
the
horizon,
to
the
dust
of
the
herds
Still
hovering
in
the
air
Somebody
said
it
ain't
any
such
Man
you
wish
so
hard
you're
scaring
me
'Cause
those
are
combines
kicking
up
that
dust
But
you
can
see
what
you
want
to
see
And
go
on
chasing
after
what
used
to
be
there
Top
that
rise
and
face
the
pain
But
man
they
were
here,
they
were
here
I
swear
Not
just
these
bleaching
bones,
stretching
across
the
plain
No
more
buffalo,
blue
skies
or
open
road
No
more
rodeo
for
this
old
boy
Take
my
Cadillac
park
it
out
in
back
Mama's
calling,
put
away
the
toys
No
more
buffalo,
blue
skies
or
open
road
No
more
rock
and
roll
'cause
we
all
know
that
Take
my
Cadillac
park
it
out
in
back
Mama's
calling,
put
away
the
toys
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