My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Album: The Electric Horseman soundtrack (1979)
Charted: 44
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  • I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy
    And lovin' the cowboy ways
    Pursuin' the life of my hard 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
    Take what you need from the ladies and 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 and one step in back of
    Themselves and their slow movin' dreams

    Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
    From being alone too long
    You can 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 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 Writer/s: Sharon Vaughn
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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