Oh you've been so long
   In the shadows of the big man
   How long can you take it
   How far can you go
   Don't you know how strong
   Is the shadows of the big man
   While he smiles in the sunlight
   You can die in the cold
  
   Spend your life, in the shadows of the big man
   Sell your wife and children, if it made him smile
   How long can you take it, or do you really need it!
   Oh, standing in the shadows, the shadows of the big man
   And you'd love all the world to see
   How you break your chains and set yourself free
   And all you got to do is walk away
   Walk away from the shadows of the big man