As we would expect from Combs, this is a solid album that is perhaps a bit more reflective than \u201cBeer Never Broke My Heart.\u201d As far as I can tell (and feel free to correct me in the comments), these are all original songs. There are no covers here. At some point I should write a piece on the decline of covering others\u2019 songs. It seems to be a much less common occurrence than it used to be. (For that matter I\u2019m not always sure what counts as a \u201ccover\u201d\u2013if Combs had included a version of \u201cDanny Boy\u201d on this track would that be a \u201ccover\u201d? Or just his rendition of a classic song?) Combs also has a writing credit on most of the included songs.<\/p>\n A few standout songs from the album include \u201cSeeing Someone\u201d (I\u2019m a sucker for a good ghost song), \u201cThe Me Part of You,\u201d\u00a0 \u201cAin\u2019t no Cowboy\u201d, and \u201cTell \u2019em about Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n I think one especially interesting note on this album are the two songs directly referencing cowboys.<\/p>\n This is another vanishing aspect of Country music\u2013the \u201cWestern\u201d influence. The \u201cCountry\u201d charts of course used to be the \u201cCountry and Western\u201d charts. The look used to be pseudo-Western. Nudie Suits (prior to the 80s) and Cowboy hats (80s and 90s) defined the style of Country music singers. The music at least occasionally gave a nod to the West as well, with the occasional song about working with cattle on the range or riding horses.<\/p>\n That all vanished in the 2000s with the wild resurgence of Southern rural culture rising to the top. The ball cap, t-shirt, and ripped jeans replaced Western wear and muddin\u2019 with the truck replaced the campfire on the prairie. (To be fair, we had been warned<\/a>.)<\/p>\n But every once in a while the Western cowboy will make a brief reappearance. Sort-of. Here Luke Combs makes the references, but! First he is very clear that \u201cI Ain\u2019t No Cowboy.\u201d Like Toby Keith<\/a> this is a wistful claim, but it\u2019s still notice of what he is not. Even \u201cBack in the Saddle\u201d (which is NOT a cover of \u201cBack in the Saddle Again<\/a>,\u201d and as far as I can tell doesn\u2019t reference it aside from the title) focuses in its lyrics on Combs\u2019 singing career. The video of course focuses on NASCAR.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/266\/2026\/04\/LCWIA-300x300.jpg\")
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