Hero Cowboys

Hero Cowboys The peaks of the Rocky Mountains The mighty rivers of the northwest The epic wastelands of the south The endless miles of grass in the east Men wandered surviving them all Horses were their only family Their guns their only friends Every hill could bring a new life Every turn hides death from a piece of lead Names like Gene, Roy, Tom and Audie They lived every Saturday afternoon Fighting in a small town’s saloon Shooting the bad man in a gunfight They never hurt an innocent They lit up a dark movie screen To millions of boys they were heroes Always fighting for the power of right They always got the girl in the end Where have the western heroes gone The ones who were faithful to their characters Hollywood has moved on They don’t make heroes any longer They are only found in fifty year old reruns If you are lucky enough to find them