My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Lyrics

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
By Chris Ledoux
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 the modern day drifter
Don't you hold onto nothin' too long
Just take what you need from the ladies
Then leave them the words of a sad country song
Chorus:
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
Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
Knowin' well 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, old worn-out memories
With no one and no place to stay