Lyrics

My Boots Don't Make Me A Cowboy
by Dave Undis and Michael Skotte

VERSE
When I was growing up I wanted to be just like my Dad.
Boots like his, a beard like his, a truck like the one he had.
He said, son, those things won't make you the man you should be.
Your grandpa and I had this same talk once, and this is what he told me.

CHORUS
He said my boots don't make me a cowboy.
My whiskers don't make me a man.
My truck doesn't define me.
It's what I do that makes me who I am.

VERSE
Watching Dad I figured out what made him a hero to me.
He treated Mom like a queen, and he doted on his family.
He often worked two jobs or three, so he wasn't always there.
But when he could he would sing us to sleep after we said our prayers.

CHORUS
He sang my boots don't make me a cowboy.
My whiskers don't make me a man.
My truck doesn't define me.
It's what I do that makes me who I am.

BRIDGE
The other day my boy said he wants to grow up just like me.
He's my daily reminder to be the best man I can be.

CHORUS
Because my boots don't make me a cowboy.
My whiskers don't make me a man.
My truck doesn't define me.
It's what I do that makes me who I am.