I am on my way i still remember?
Cortez the Killer
I stedet for at beskrive Cortés' kampe mod aztekerne springer teksten i det sidste vers pludselig fra tredje person til første person, og muligvis også over et tidsrum på flere århundreder, med en henvisning til en unavngiven kvinde: "Og jeg ved, at hun bor der / Og hun elsker mig den dag i dag. / Jeg kan stadig ikke huske, hvornår / eller hvordan jeg for vild."  Teksten antyder et tabt kærlighedsforhold og bringer et personligt aspekt ind i det, der ellers var en historisk fortælling, idet den antyder en forbindelse mellem brudte forhold og den imperiale invasion af en anden person.  Young havde for nylig gennemgået sit brud med Carrie Snodgress omkring dette tidspunkt.
Cortez the Killer
Instead of describing Cortés' battles with the Aztecs, the lyric in the last verse suddenly jumps from third person narrative to first person, and possibly over a time span of centuries as well, with a reference to an unnamed woman: "And I know she's living there / And she loves me to this day. / I still can't remember when / or how I lost my way."  The lyric suggests a lost love affair and brings a personal aspect to what was otherwise an historical narrative, suggesting a connection between broken relationships and the imperial invasion by someone else.  Young had recently gone through his breakup with Carrie Snodgress around this time.
Cortez the Killer