1. I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy   2. Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery   1. And loving the cowboy ways.   2. From being alone too long.   1. Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes   2. You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare   1. I   burned   up   my    childhood    days.   2. Knowing well that your best days are gone   1. I learned all the rules of a moder day drifter   2. Picking up hookers instead of my pen   1. DonÕt you hold on to nothing too long   2. I let the words of my youth fade away.   1. Just take what you need from the ladies and   leave them   2.      Old worn out saddles and    old worm out memories   1. With the words of a sad country song.   2.     With no one and no place to stay.   Chorus   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 moving dreams.   This song is in 3/4 time. It sounds best if you hit the bass note of the    chord on the first beat of each measure. You might want to put in some bass   runs like --- between A and chords where it sounds right.