Buffalo Lyrics - Compulsive Disclosure - Pinhead Gunpowder

Buffalo once roamed 

The great expanse of our country 

Now they stand in the sandbox 

In the corner of the city 

We had our picnics in the park 

Watching the bison mope 

Once a proud and noble beast 

Now the butt of our bad jokes 

You saw me off at the station 

In your leopard print coat and hat 

It was so a clich we had to laugh 

Waving at me as I left 

But when the laughter made us sadder 

Than the leaving could have had 

In a flash I cried 

Oh, goodbye girl of mine 

When it came time for me to go 

The buffalo had the last laugh 

Waiting at the gate they sneered 

They strut and pranced 

How did I know I though 

A thing like that 

A fling was only fleeting 

An instant in the distant past 

Meant to end not made to last 

You saw me off at the station 

In your leopard print coat and hat 

It was so a clich we had to laugh 

Waving at me as I left 

But when the laughter made us sadder 

Than the leaving could have had 

In a flash I cried 

Goodbye girl, it was a time 

What a time a time to remember 

Something that good 

Can't last forever 

But now I wonder if 

It might have after all 

As the train pulled away, it hit me 

What I really would be missing 

Leaving way, better or sweet 

As laughter could be