Mining for a sacred lode Drilling into untouched stone The world has done enough to me The horror now I'll never see Got to fight off grizzly bears Got to eat, so I grab a few hares Got to struggle to survive That's the reason I'm alive I know I left you hurting Disappeared with no goodbyes But I heard the snowcats calling I'm alright, baby please don't cry If the guy is right for you he doesn't live on bear cat stew I'll live without you alright I figured you was not sleeping at night Got to fight off grizzly bears Got to eat, so I grab a few hares Got to struggle to survive That's the reason I'm alive The animals were my first real friends They'll protect me 'til the end Where the people lived was filled of lies And the truth has no disguise I know I left you hurting Disappeared with no goodbyes But I heard the snowcats calling I'm alright, baby please don't cry If the guy is right for you he doesn't live on bear cat stew I'll live without you alright I figured you was not sleeping at night I'm a mountain man Rip that fucker right off, I feel fine This is a mountain man 'Cause I'm a mountain man