The Buffalo

Boss said, "Mac, I need to see you It's Friday afternoon about five We had to make some cuts around here Sorry, Mac, you won't survive"

He sat there stunned in silence

The hard word's ringing in his ears

Couldn't believe all the years he'ed given

Suddenly had disappeared

His first thought was, "how do I tell her That I lost my job today?"

As he left he felt so wounded

And his boss just slipped away

He wondered where's the justice

When I gave it everything

I got? And driving home the fire kicked in

And the feeling sorry for himself just stopped

He said, "I ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo I will not go quietly the way that they want us to be Driven from the only life we've known I ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo He held her close as he told her the news Prepared for her to cry As the afternoon sun was going down He saw a different look in her eyes She said, "

Baby you've always been my hero

So hold your head up tall and proud

Let them take away everything we own

But we ain't going down

We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo

No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be

Driven from the only life we've known

We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo

As they stood there in the darkness

She reached out ant took his hand

She whispered, "Remember, baby, you have the blood of everyone Who's ever had to make a stand Who's ever had to find a brand new land And We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be Driven from the only life we've known We ain't gonna go the way of the buffalo And, baby, who knows what's waiting out there? As long as we got each other, baby, I don't care