Big Jim Butcher was the king of the hill

He ran his business with a deadly will

His foreman, John, had a pretty wife

The way she looked cut Jim like a knife



John was weak and his wife was, too

Her name was Kate, and she fell in, too

She let Big Jim do what he had to do

And John stood by and his life was thru



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It was all in the name of love

All in the name of love

You can't change the stars above

All in the name of love



John took a bottle one drink at a time

Stared off in space as he lost his mind

Knew who it was on the telephone

He saw it all and he felt so alone



One dark morning, John stood up like a man

He took his shotgun with a steady hand

He went to the motel - broke the door in

He left two holes where two hearts had been



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He called the preacher and he called the law

And when they got there it was pretty raw

He said "Boys, you better come and take me away

I've done all I can do in the name of love today"



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