
A Country Cowboy
V7.6
04:092026-03-24
17
Lainey Wilson
7
[Intro]
Verse 1
He’s rooted in small towns and farmland,
Where wide-open spaces teach a steady hand.
Rugged, independent, hard-working, honest, loyal—
A cattle hand raised close to the soil.
Simple values in every step he takes.
Rodeos, huntin’, fishin’, that outdoor life—
Homegrown manners, humble, never showin’ off.
Uncomplicated. Steady. Sure.
That grounded presence women can’t ignore.
And when he slow-dances me under those wide-open skies…
Lord, I realize—
Chorus
Now that’s a country cowboy—
the only man for me.
If you ain’t boots-on-dirt, hat-tipped first,
you ain’t the man I need.
Give me that grit and heart,
that loyal-to-the-bone simplicity.
Strong not domineerin’, protective not possessive—
he just lets me breathe.
If you’re not a country cowboy,
you’re not the man for me.
Verse 2
Women love a man who moves the way he does—
easy stride, quiet pride, sure of what he loves.
He puts his arm ’round me when the night turns chill,
Walks me inside the sidewalk, like a gentleman will.
Teach me to ride, guide my hands on the rope,
Stay close enough to steady me but give me room to grow.
Slow-dance me ’round a barn, hand on my waist—
He don’t cheat, don’t play games.
A loyal-to-a-cowboy woman?
Honey, that suits me fine.
Final Chorus
’Cause he’s my country cowboy—
the only man I see.
Boots-on-dirt, hat-tipped first,
he’s everything I need.
Give me that grit and heart,
that loyal-to-the-bone simplicity.
Strong not domineerin’, protective not possessive—
he just lets me breathe.
Yeah, I found my country cowboy…
and he’s the man for me.
