They came in thinkin' top dollarTo that old cotton crop farmerThey knocked on his screen door and he said"Lord, what you need, boys?" And they said"You know all the others went and cashed outWe got the subdivision all mapped outIt'll sit right here on this landAnd you can leave town a rich man"And he said, "Boys, whatever you're offerin', it won't be enough'Cause I got a little girl that used to swing right thereI still see her pink bow in her brown hairShe's in the big city, but she still calls homeWhat's she gonna do if she comes back and we're gone?And ovеr there, under that widе oak treeBeneath the cross is where my best buddy's buriedLasted thirteen huntin' seasons runnin' strongKeep your money 'cause a man can't leave his dogAnd over there is where I got down on one kneeYou can't buy that kind of dirt cheap"One man smiled and he kinda looked awayThe other said, "Before we go, I gotta know one thingBetween the droughts and the floods through all the yearsWhat in the world got you through?How the hell'd you get here?" And he said"That little girl that used to swing right thereI still see her pink bow in her brown hairRunnin' up after one of them long daysA big smile makin' every little worry fadeAnd over there, under that wide oak treeBeneath the cross, where my best buddy's buriedAll them huntin' seasons freezin' in a jon boatMe and him, double-barrel and a two-strokeAnd that woman that said 'yes' when I got down on one kneeYeah, you can't buy that kind of dirt cheapNo, it ain't somethin' you fall intoIt's somethin' God gives youAnd you hold on toJust like that little girl who used to swing right thereI still see her pink bow in her brown hairShe's in the big city now, but she still calls homeShe's comin' back next week and, man, it's been too longAnd over there, under that wide oak treeBeside the cross, where my best buddy's buriedLays a puppy posted up in the shadeThat woman never could turn away a strayI guess that's why she said 'yes' when I got down on one kneeOh, long as all this is here, why the hell would I ever leave?You can't buy that kind of dirt cheap"
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