Neil Young - Western Hero lyrics

Frontier town, home of the western hero Frontier justice, dealt with the iron hand He wore a long coat to the ground He wore big boots that made a sound He wore a six gun on his hip But now he doesn't carry it Sure enough, he was a western hero On the deck, sighting an old Jap zero And on the shores at Normandy He fought for you, he fought for me Across the land and on the sea But now he's just a memory And in the distance, the rocket's red glare The bombs burst in the air This time we're never going back Through the years he changed somehow He's different now He's different now Open fire, here comes the western hero Standing there, big money in his hand Sure enough, he was a western hero, Sure enough