The hard word’s ringing in his ears
As he left he felt so wounded
Who’s ever had to make a stand
I will not go quietly the way that they want us to be
Couldn’t believe all the years he’d given
And the feeling sorry for himself just stopped
He said, “I ain’t gonna go the way of the buffalo
As the afternoon sun was going down
So hold your head up tall and proud
Suddenly had disappeared
She said, “Baby you’ve always been my hero
He saw a different look in her eyes
And we ain’t gonna go the way of the buffalo
When I gave it everything I got?
Driven from the only life we’ve known
We ain’t gonna go the way of the buffalo
He held her close as he told her the news
That I lost my job today?”
But we ain’t going down
We ain’t gonna go the way of the buffalo
We ain’t gonna go the way of the buffalo
Prepared for her to cry
And, baby, who knows what’s waiting out there?
She reached out and took his hand
As they stood there in the darkness
I ain’t gonna go the way of the buffalo
She whispered, “Remember, baby, you have the blood of everyone
We had to make some cuts around here
And driving home the fire kicked in
He sat there stunned in silence
Driven from the only life we’ve known
Let them take away everything we own
Driven from the only life we’ve known
His first thought was, “How do I tell her
No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be
He wondered where’s the justice
Who’s ever had to find a brand new land
And his boss just slipped away
Sorry, Mac, you won’t survive”
No, we will not go quietly the way that they want us to be
