The Buffalo

Boss said, 'Mac, I need to see you Its Friday afternoon about five We had to make some cuts around here Sorry, Mac, you wont survive'
He sat there stunned in silence
The hard words ringing in his ears
Couldnt believe all the years heed 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 wheres 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 aint 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 weve known I aint 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 youve always been my hero
So hold your head up tall and proud
Let them take away everything we own
But we aint going down
We aint 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 weve known
We aint 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 Whos ever had to make a stand Whos ever had to find a brand new land And We aint gonna go the wayof the buffalo No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be Driven from the only life weve known We aint gonna go the way of the buffalo And, baby, who knows whats waiting out there? As long as we got each other, baby, I dont care