Jon Pardi - Ain't Always The Cowboy Lyrics

Jon Pardi Lyrics

"Ain't Always The Cowboy"

Her hands wrapped up in mine
Tears rollin' out of her eyes
No messin' with a made-up mind
Sun settin' on goodbye
Yeah, it's hard to believe
It wasn't me tryin' to leave this time

It ain't always the cowboy
That ain't got a lot of hang around
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
Gone's just what they do
That restless, runnin', searchin' for somethin'
Leavin' love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away

I've never seen over from this side
Never heard lonely get this quiet
Still I can't keep from smilin'
'Cause damn that girl can fly

It ain't always the cowboy
That ain't got a lot of hang around
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
Gone's just what they do
That restless, runnin', searchin' for somethin'
Leavin' love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away

A tumbleweed heart, chasin' that wind
Goin' too far, wherever that is

It ain't always the cowboy
That ain't got a lot of hang around
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
Gone's just what they do
That restless, runnin', searchin' for somethin'
Leavin' love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away

Rides away
It ain't always the cowboy

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Writer(s): Brandon Lynn Kinney, Josh Thompson

Jon Pardi explained "Ain't Always The Cowboy" by saying, "It's kind of a leaving song, but a happy leaving song. It's about going out to chase her dreams, be independent or do her thing. He ain't mad about it, and I thought that was a really cool outlook of a song and melody; just everything about it was awesome."

On the release day of this song, Jon Pardi wrote on Instagram, "'Ain't Always The Cowboy' is out today! Putting out a new song once a month until the album is out in September. Shout-out to all the women out there chasing their dreams..."