The Willie Nelson My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys song was was originally recorded by Waylon Jennings on the 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws. Willie further popularized this tune in 1980 releasing this song as a single on the soundtrack to The Electric Horseman. Nelson’s version was his fifth number one on the country chart. The single reached #1 starting March 8, 1980 and stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.
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Willie Nelson My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Audio Video
Willie Nelson My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Live Video
This song was written by Sharon Vaughn.
Willie Nelson My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Lyrics
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 a 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 bein’ alone too long
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightman
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
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