ers ▁baseball ▁players ▁Category : C ot uit ▁K ett le ers ▁players ▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Mil w au kee ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : St . ▁Paul ▁Sain ts ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁" F aster ▁H ors es ▁( the ▁Cow boy ▁and ▁the ▁Po et )" ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁and ▁recorded ▁by ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁artist ▁Tom ▁T . ▁Hall . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁F aster ▁H ors es . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁Hall ' s ▁final ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Country ▁Singles ▁chart , ▁sp ending ▁one ▁week ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁weeks ▁within ▁the ▁chart ' s ▁top ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America ▁chose ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Western ▁songs ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁young , ▁asp iring ▁poet ▁who ▁turns ▁to ▁a ▁rug ged ▁cow boy ▁for ▁advice ▁and ▁insp iration . ▁The ▁cow boy ▁sp its ▁to b acco ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁aff ir ms ▁his ▁philosophy ▁on ▁life : ▁" It ' s ▁faster ▁horses / you ng er ▁women / older ▁whis key / and ▁more ▁money ." ▁The ▁poet ▁tries ▁to ▁dispute ▁the ▁man ' s ▁values ▁and