“My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys”
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 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.
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 your best days are gone.
Pickin’ up hookers instead of my pen,
I let the words of my years fade away.
Old worn-out saddles, an ‘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, but one step in back of,
Themselves and their slow-movin’ dreams.
About Waylon Jennings Lyrics
Artist: Waylon Jennings
Related Songs: My Baby Walks All Over Me Lyrics
Born: June 15, 1937, Littlefield, Texas, United States
Died: February 13, 2002, Chandler, Arizona, United States
Grandchildren: Waylon Albert Jennings, Alabama Gypsy Rose Jennings
Songwriting partners: Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, MORE
Awards: Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, MORE
Nominations: Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, MORE
Books: Waylon: An Autobiography, MORE