[Verse 1: Riley Green]
I used to think that he
Was the toughest SOB next to John Wayne
On his caterpillar seat
Steady turnin' dirt damn near all day

[Pre-Chorus: Riley Green]
His hands were all calloused up, leather-saddle tough
You could knock him down and he gets back up

[Chorus: Riley Green]
And he ain't from Texas
And he don't rope and ride
But he's wide-open reckless
Never runs from a fight
They don't give out buckles or ribbons
For the kinda outlaw livin' that he did
My old man ain't from Texas
But I'd say he is just about as cowboy as it gets

[Verse 2: Randy Houser]
He didn't wear a Stetson hat
Just an old snapback from the co-op
Hеll, he's never been on a bull
But thеre's been a bunch of times he's been throwed of
[Pre-Chorus: Randy Houser]
His horse was a Ford with a dent in the door
He's a Redman tailgate troubadour

[Chorus: Randy Houser]
No, he ain't from Texas
He don't rope and ride
But he's wide-open reckless
Never runs from a fight
They don't give out buckles or ribbons
For the kind of outlaw livin' he did
My old man ain't from Texas
But I'd say he is just about as cowboy as it gets

[Bridge: Riley Green]
No, he ain't Eastwood or Wyatt Earp
Or Quickley or Billy the Kid

[Chorus: Riley Green & Randy Houser]
And he ain't from Texas
And he don't rope and ride
But he's wide-open reckless
Never runs from a fight
They don't give out buckles or ribbons
For the kind of outlaw livin' he did, he did
My old man ain't from Texas
But I'd say he is, yeah
Just about as cowboy as it gets
[Post-Chorus: Riley Green & Randy Houser]
As cowboy as it gets (Cowboy)

[Outro: Riley Green]
I used to think that he
Was the toughest SOB next to John Wayne