Old Nashville Cowboys

Hank Williams, Jr.

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The old Nashville cowboy was burdened with time He was bent by his years and the fight with the wine With a head full of music and an old nursery rhyme A heart full of sadness and dark sunken nights He told me they've cheated he told me they stole The strength from his youth and the songs from his soul He said he raised family till he got too old And he called them miners mother Lord finders Digging so deep in search of more gold Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the range Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James Now the good guys on TV seem bad ain't it strange And the old Nashville cowboys missed out on the change The old cowboy's life now is gone with the past Like whiskey he drank it all went out too fast He didn't know how to make each swallow last And a head waitress won't be back to fill up his glass Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the range Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James Is anyone listening or is everyone blind And old Nashville cowboys will sing for a dime And hard times are cheap at the end of the line

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La chanson évoque la vie d'un vieux cowboy de Nashville, marqué par le passage du temps et les luttes personnelles, notamment contre l'alcool. Il partage une mélancolie profonde, se rappelant les rêves et les espoirs de sa jeunesse, tout en déplorant la perte de ses valeurs et de son identité. La nostalgie est palpable, alors qu'il se rend compte que le monde a changé, laissant derrière lui une génération de cowboys dont l'esprit est en train de s'éteindre. Le contexte reflète la transition difficile entre des idéaux anciens et une réalité moderne où les héros d'hier ne semblent plus avoir de place. Au fil des vers, on ressent un sentiment de désillusion et une quête de sens dans un monde où les vraies valeurs semblent perdre leur place.

Le Chansonnier