Willie Nelson sang "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" more than 25 years ago.
The 72-year-old singer released a different sort of cowboy anthem this Valentine's Day.
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)" may be the first gay cowboy song by a major recording artist. But it was written long before this year's Oscar-nominated "Brokeback Mountain" made gay cowboys a hot topic.
Available exclusively through iTunes, the song features choppy Tex-Mex style guitar runs and Nelson's deadpan delivery of lines such as "What did you think all them saddles and boots was about?" and "Inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out."