| Boss said, «Mac, I need to see you |
| It’s Friday afternoon about five |
| We have 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’d 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 |
| They can 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 |