My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

I grew up dreamin' of bein' a cowboy
 And lovin' the cowboy ways
 Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes
 I burned up my childhood days
 I learned all the rules of a modern-day drifter
 Don't you hold on to nothin' too long
 Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
 Were the words of a sad country song
 My heroes have always been cowboys
 And they still are, it seems
 Sadly, in search of, took one step in back of
 Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
 Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
 From bein' alone too long
 You can die from the cold in the arms of a night, man
 Knowin' well that your best days are gone
 Pickin' up hookers instead of my pen
 I let the words of my youth fade away
 Old worn-out saddles, and old worn-out memories
 But no one and no place to stay
 My heroes have always been cowboys
 And they still are, it seems
 Sadly, in search of, and one step in back of
 Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
 Sadly, in search of, and one step in back of
 Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams