[Verse 1]

They were carved from the canyons and raised on the plains

Made for stampedes and Cowtown saloons

They choked on the trail dust, slept out in the rain

Lead hard lives that ended too soon

[Pre-Chorus]

That one generation transformed a nation

And as descendants of those chosen few

[Chorus]

We're cowboys, cowboys forever

And we'll stand together, long as we live and breathe

We're cowboys, cowboys forever

What we've always been, is what we'll always be

[Post-Chorus]

Cowboys forever

[Verse 2]

Now they're cops in the city, their lives on the line

They're truck drivers haulin' that freight

They're young soldiers leavin' their loved ones behind

They're all those who pull their own weight

[Pre-Chorus]

That one generation that transformed a nation

As decedents, we all salute you

[Chorus]

'Cause we're cowboys, cowboys forever

And we'll ride together, long as we live and breathe

We're cowboys, cowboys forever

What we've always been, is what we'll always be

[Post-Chorus]

We're cowboys forever

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

We're cowboys, cowboys forever

And we'll ride together, long as we live and breathe

We're cowboys, cowboys forever

What we've always been, is what we'll always be

[Post-Chorus]

We're cowboys forever