Hero/Heroine

You are my hero, you are my heroine
I followed your dusty trail to where it all began
Back to the time before I knew I was a fool
To the night I saw my star like some flashing jewel
And the way I chose was not my own invention
But it was ignorance more than pretension
You are my hero, you are my heroine
I followed you way downtown to steal your fountain pen
But there were myths and there were facts that I mistook
And everyone who gets drunk will not write a good book
But the words I spoke, the stories I was making
Were for the love of you not for the love of faking
You are my hero, you are my heroine
Would you dig a grave I might be buried in
I lean my back against the stove and drink a beer
The song you’re singing in my head just like you were here
And your hat’s pulled down so far it hides you eyes
Just like a dust storm hit the Oklahoma skies
You are my hero, you are my heroine