[Verse 1] He wakes with the chickens and the Waco sun Hes got mouths to feed and cattle to run Same as his daddy and his daddy done Its all hes ever known In this modern world movin breakneck fast Hes a dyin breed, a thing of the past Hell be damned if he dont hit back If you stand in his way When theres nothin more to say [Chorus] So heres to the lifers The struggleandstrifers Workin long after the day is done Heres to the brokebacks The cowboys in old hats The last of the Great Generation It seems they still dream [Verse 2] Shes a renaissance girl with a fire in her soul Shes got a pocket full of nothin, nobody tells her no She flew into town twenty years ago With a guitar and a song Shes been playin them rooms but she aint got far Been livin off tips in them Broadway bars Shes a troubadour queen but time left its mark [The scenes ?] passed her by In a world thats passed her by [Chorus] So heres to the lifers The struggleandstrifers Workin long after the day is done Heres to the brokebacks The cowboys in old hats The last of the Great Generation It seems they still dream [Bridge] No, they dont give up and they dont give in When things dont go their way Yeah were gettin knocked down, yeah were gettin back up Live to die another day [Chorus] So heres to the lifers The struggleandstrifers Workin long after the day is done Heres to the brokebacks The cowboys in old hats The last of the Great Generation It seems they still dream
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