| Cowboys Like Us | |
| Cover: | Cowboys like us.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Strait |
| Album: | Honkytonkville |
| Released: | August 11, 2003 |
| Genre: | Outlaw country |
| Length: | 3:35 |
| Label: | MCA Nashville 12236 |
| Producer: | Tony Brown, George Strait |
| Prev Title: | Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Desperately |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
"Cowboys Like Us" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Anthony Smith, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in August 2003 as the second single from his album Honkytonkville. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.
The song is a ballad about cowboys who "ride out on steel horses with wheels" (motorcycles).
Thom Jurek reviewed the song favorably, saying that it could signal a return to outlaw country.[1]
"Cowboys Like Us" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 9, 2003. It reached number 2 on the country chart dated December 13, 2003, behind Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar".