My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Lyrics – Ty Myers

Read the full My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys lyrics by Ty Myers from the album Two Braids & The Truth - My Tribute to Willie along with the music video, song credits, release information and other details about the song. If you enjoy Ty Myers's music, you can also explore Shotgun Willie and Me and Paul, two other songs by Ty Myers.

I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy
And loving the cowboy ways
Pursuing the life of my high-riding heroes
I burned up my childhood days
I learned all the rules of a modern-day drifter
Don't you hold on to nothing 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, but one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-moving dreams

Cowboys are special, their own brand of misery
From being alone too long
You can die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
Knowing well that their best days are gone
Picking up hookers instead of my pen
I let the words of my youth fade away
Old worn-out saddles, 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, but one step in back of
Themselves and their slow-moving dreams