Son, you make me feel so proud   I pop the buttons right off my shirt   I know I promised to take you to the lake today   But I'm going to have to break that promise and it really hurts      Every time I go fishin', it always starts me wishin'   That I could be a child again   Take my 50 cents and go down to the local picture show   To watch my heroes rope and ride      Most times they'd win but when they'd lose   It always made me cry   Ain't nothing quite as sad   As watching your heroes die      One by one, and as they fall   Soon there'll be no heroes at all      Well, I guess the fish just ain't bitin'   Just as well, 'cause I don't feel like fightin'   All in all, it just ain't that great a fishin' day      That old newspaper headline   Kind of wrapped around this old heart of mine   Another big one got away      And I can't count the times he's made me laugh   But this time, he's made me cry   And there ain't nothing quite as sad   As watching your heroes die      One by one as they fall   Soon there'll be no heroes at all