Cowboy First, Man Second

I was raised where the fences lean

Where life hits hard but the land stays clean

Sun-up work and late-night rides

Taught me who I am inside

Daddy said, Son, don't you forget

A man's word is all he gets

So I kept mine sharp as a spur

Livin' by the code I heard

I'm a cowboy first, a man second

Livin' by the rules this land reckons

If you want the truth, I won't bend it

Cowboy first... and I'll defend it

City folks don't understand

Why dirt feels better than the richest land

Why I'll take boots over polished shoes

And wide-open skies over downtown views

I ain't chasin' nothin' fake

My soul don't settle for what's at stake

I'd rather live slow, honest, free

Than trade my pride for luxury

I'm a cowboy first, a man second

Livin' by the rules this land reckons

If you want the truth, I won't bend it

Cowboy first... and I'll defend it

Someday when my time is through

Bury me where the grass grows true

And on my stone I hope they say

Cowboy born and cowboy stayed

I'm a cowboy first, a man second,

Standin' tall in every lesso

You want the truth? I won't bend it

Cowboy first

Cowboy first

And I'll defend it