I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboyAnd lovin' the cowboy waysPursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroesI burned up my childhood daysI learned all the rules of a modern-day drifterDon't you hold on to nothin' too longJust take what you need from the ladies, then leave themWith the words of a sad country songMy heroes have always been cowboysAnd they still are, it seemsSadly, in search of, but one step in back ofThemselves and their slow-movin' dreamsCowboys are special with their own brand of miseryFrom bein' alone too longYou could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmanKnowin' well that your best days are gonePickin' up hookers instead of my penI let the words of my youth fade awayOld worn-out saddles, and old worn-out memoriesWith no one and no place to stayMy heroes have always been cowboysAnd they still are, it seemsSadly, in search of, and one step in back ofThemselves and their slow-movin' dreamsSadly, in search of, and one step in back ofThemselves and their slow-movin' dreams
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Willie Hugh Nelson (Abbott, Texas, 29 de abril de 1933) es un cantante, compositor y guitarrista estadounidense de country. El éxito en la crítica de sus álbumes Shotgun Willie (1973), Red Headed Stranger (1975) y Stardust (1978) convirtieron a Nelson en uno…
