[Intro: Spoken]
No, I thought you were starting
Yeah, I was just starting
Cool
You're recording?
Yeah, yeah, it doesn't matter—
Cool, cool, okay
One, two, three, four

[Verse 1]
I went to the conservatory of flowers early in the fall
When the weather is so clear and nice here
When the troubles of summer seem worth it all
And I got lost in winding pathways
I got lost winding through the trees
Found myself at the bison pen
Just watching the buffalo in the breeze
And it had been a pretty hard year
But still I felt calm and relaxed
And I thought about the way you treat me
And I thought about you and that and this
And I thought that what I really needed
Was a life of expectations gone
And I thought about the way to get it
And I thought on and on and on
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
And I wish that I didn't like you
Or I wish that you might me back
And I wish I was a buffalo
So I wouldn't have to worry about all that
And I wish that I didn't like you
Or I wish that you might me back
And I wish I was a buffalo
So I wouldn't have to worry about all that

[Verse 2]
And again, in them middle of springtime
Found myself at the lonely bison pen
Thought about what a good life it would be
Sittin' out on a field with all my friends
Wouldn't have to worry about nothin'
Just gettin' my three meals every day
Wouldn't have to worry about what you thought
Just sittin' around, come what may
Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay

[Chorus]
And I wish that I didn't like you
Or I wish that you might me back
And I wish I was a buffalo
So I wouldn't have to worry about all that
And I wish that I didn't like you
Or I wish that you might me back
And I wish I was a buffalo
So I wouldn't have to worry about all that
[Verse 3]
And now whenever I'm at my worst
I find my way back through the park
Sit around and watch the buffalo play
Sit around while the world gets slowly dark
And now there's nothing that I wouldn't give
Just to live my life like one of them
Wouldn't have to worry about nothin'
Wouldn't have to worry about being content
Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh-ent

[Chorus]
And I wish that I didn't like you
Or I wish that you might me back
And I wish I was a buffalo
So I wouldn't have to worry about all that
And I wish that I didn't like you
Or I wish that you might me back
And I wish I was a buffalo
So I wouldn't have to worry about all that

[Outro]
And I wish I was a buffalo, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
And I wish I was a buffalo, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
And I wish I was a buffalo (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And I wish I was a buffalo (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And I wish I was a buffalo (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
And I wish I was a buffalo (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh