My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Lyrics By Willie Nelson

i grew up adreamin’ of bein’ a cowboy
and lovin’ the cowboy ways
pursuin’ the life of my highridin’ heroes
i burned up my childhood days
i learned of all the rules of the modernday drifter
don’t you hold on to nothin’ too long
just take what you need from the ladies then leave them
with the words of a sad country song
my heroes have always been cowboys
and they still are it seems
sadly in search of but one step in back of
themselves and their slowmovin’ dreams

cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
from being alone too long
you could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
knowin’ well that your best days are gone
pickin’ up hookers instead of my pen
i let the words of my years fade away
old wornout saddles and old wornout memories
with no one and no place to stay

my heroes have always been cowboys
and they still are it seems
sadly in search of but one step in back of
themselves and their slowmovin’ dreams

sadly in search of but one step in back of
themselves and their slowmovin’ dreams

Artist: Willie Nelson

Year: 1980

Decade: 80s

Language: en

Word Count: 94