We are thinking about those who have passed and for us, their "ride goes on forever".

Lantz

 

Cowboys Forever

They say the cowboys' time spanned some twenty years
And their day has long since passed
That barbed wire now rides night herd
And the roundups run on gas

We hear that horses now are bred to ride
Not needed to work cattle
That cowboy gear is just for show
Like a rattlesnake with its rattles

As the lonely howl of the timber wolf
Has been replaced by the coyote's song
The tough young men who trailed the herds
In today's world don't belong

But out there on the prairies
In the canyons and the draws
You'll see horsemen herding cattle
And hear the branded mavericks bawl

You'll see horses hot and lathered
And the cowboys rope and tie
See the cooky's fire start smoking
As the long day starts to die

Just the sight of young men riding
Brings back images from the past
While they yet ride these memories
Until the final day will last

And high up in the heavens
Riding trails that have no end
On mustangs made of rawhide
Chasing thunder on the wind

Ride the cowboys of the legends
We record in verse and song
May their ride go on forever
And may I someday ride along

 

© 2001, Jay Jones