I’m leaving this place behind and I’m heading out on the road tonight I’m off for the hinterlands way up north where the tall trees stand Before I commence my ride, I'm asking Lily to be my bride I know there's another man, but he ain't gonna delay my plans I know she's gonna be my wife Gonna fall in love, I'm gonna live my life with her You know, I bet he's not so tough Ain't afraid of him 'cause I'm a fool for love I come for to find Big Jim, well, here I am and I guess you’re him I see how you got your name, you're tall as hell and broad as a train They say you’re a hard-worn man, the baddest guy in the whole wide land Well, I'm not afraid to fight, let's step outside and I'll show you why I'm hummin' like a revved-up truck Never mind the odds, I'm gonna try my luck with her Just tell me when you've had enough I'm dangerous 'cause I'm a fool for love You know, you don't hit half-bad Oh, but I'm gonna lay you to ground tonight Just wait until I catch my breath Gonna send you on to an early death I lie in the drifting snow, bleeding out as it covers me, oh If spring comes before I’m found, just throw my bones in a hole in the ground I lost friends along my way, I knew I’d meet 'em eventually No, I’m not afraid to die, I’m just mad I left Big Jim alive I know I should have never looked back But you ain’t gonna win a woman’s heart like that I never should have called his bluff I was born to lose 'cause I’m a fool for love I stare into the endless sky And the sorry tale of my life goes by I drift into the great unknown I really don’t know where I’m goin' I stare into the endless sky And the sorry tale of my life goes by I drift into the great unknown I really don’t know where I’m goin'