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