Johnny Macon has a wife and one child on the way. And Houston's runnin' out of jobs and there are bills to pay. Johnny's flying standby to Alaska on a chance.
She thinks if she just holds on he will get it back together. On his good days he's a good man and he fills up all her dreams. On his bad days he's the devil and it's hell to stand beside him.
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.