Shinyribs - My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Lyrics

(A big hand for the band, ladies and gentleman, wow)

I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy
Lovin' the cowboys way
Pursuin' the life of my hard 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 that lean on
The words of a sad country song (everybody)

My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, 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
They die all alone in the arms of a nightmare
Knowin' well that their 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
And no one and no place to stay

My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, one step in back of
Themselves and their slow movin' dreams
My heroes have always been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
Sadly, in search of, one step in back of
Themselves and their slow movin' dreams
Their slow movin' dreams