My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys is one of the most popular songs of the time. My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys lyrics written by Willie Nelson. This song has sung by Willie Nelson
| Singer | Willie Nelson |
| Album | The Electric Horseman |
| Released | 1979 |
| Difficulty | intermediate |
My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys
I grew up a-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
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 slow-movin’ dreams…
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Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
From bein’ alone too long
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightman
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
With 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…
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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
Knowing well that your best days are gone
Picking up hookers instead of my pen
I let the words of my youth fade away.
Old worn out saddles and old worm out memories
With no one and no place to stay.
