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