Buffalo
Chasing Dreams: A Buffalo Ranch by the Beach
Lyrics
Someday I'll have that buffalo ranch
Someday the singer envisions having a buffalo ranch.
Right there on the beach
The ranch is imagined to be located on the beach.
Where I'll surf all day and come home late
The singer plans to surf all day and return home to the buffalo fields.
To the fields where the buffalo eat
Describes the fields where the buffalo graze.
I'm gonna marry rich
The aspiration to marry someone wealthy is expressed.
And then learn how to love
After marrying rich, the singer intends to learn how to love.
When she's out working I'll be home tinkering
While the spouse works, the singer plans to tinker in a barn filled with old trucks.
In a barn full of old trucks
Continuation of the singer's activities in the barn.
Just don't make me stand still
A plea to avoid standing still and to keep moving in life.
Don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-When I'm old and bald and my hands grow moss
Imagery of aging and the desire to avoid stagnation.
And there's roots through the soles of my shoes
-Don't make me stand still
Reiteration of the aversion to standing still in life.
It's been a good year
Reflection on a good year, with a mention of a recovered fingernail.
My favorite fingernail finally grew back
Personal experience of traveling and seeing river towns in a kayak.
I've seen the world every river town
Recognition of the challenges faced by old-timers and the importance of a dog and land.
Through the seat of this kayak
-But no one gives a damn for old timers
-And the money still runs dry
-That's why a man needs a dog and a plot of land
Repetition of the plea to avoid standing still in the face of aging.
To raise some buffalo high
-Just don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-When I'm old and bald and my hands grow moss
Continuation of the imagery of aging and the desire to remain active.
And there's roots through the soles of my shoes
-Don't make me stand still
Reiteration of the aversion to standing still.
Oh mama where did the buffalo go
A nostalgic inquiry about the disappearance of buffalo and a desire to have a ranch on the beach.
And oh mama can't we take two of them home
-Just a boy and a girl
-And we'll leave them alone for a while
-They ask me when I'm gonna quit
-And I say what the hell does that mean
-Cause when you grow up on a farm in Arkansas
-There's just work and nothing between
-But somewhere there's a buffalo ranch
-And I swear to you it's on the beach
-Where you can surf all day and come home late
-To the fields where the buffalo eat
-Just don't make me stand still
Final plea to avoid standing still, emphasizing the fear of inertia in old age.
Don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-Don't make me stand still
-When I'm old and bald and my hands grow moss
Continuation of the imagery of aging and the desire to keep moving.
And there's roots through the soles of my shoes
-You can shoot me
A willingness to face challenges but with a strong insistence on not standing still.
Just don't make me stand still
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