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'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 drivin' 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 goin' 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 and 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...