Life behind an Iron Curtain
With no hope in sight
A young girl's one escape was
On the movie screens at night
Now Westerns were the only films
Allowed in by the state
They were thought to be just harmless fun
But that was their mistake.
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'Cause she would watch those cowboys ride
And she fell in love with their
Independent spirit and pride
And it stirred a spark of hope and freedom
Somewhere deep inside
Every time she'd watch those cowboys ride
They lived a proud and free life
vThey stood for what was right
They put women on a pedestal
They always were polite
They stood against injustice
Never backed down from a fight
They thought that they must be
The real gentlemen alive
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Now she's a successful woman
Out in Hollywood
She'd find a way to honor all those
Cowboys if she could
And so... it was ten years ago
She started these awards
As a payback to her western heroes
That is her reward
'Cause she still loves to watch
Those cowboys ride
And she still loves their independent
Spirit and pride
And she's doing her best to keep
Those westerns alive
She still loves to watch those
Cowboys ride.