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

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, baby, who knows what's waiting out there

As long as we got each other, baby, I don't care