Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) by Tom T. Hall

“I told him I was a poet
I was lookin’ for the truth
I do not care for horses
Whiskey women or the loot

I said I was a writer
My soul was all on fire
He looked at me
And he said you are a liar

”Son, it’s faster horses...
Younger women...
Older whiskey...
More money...””