The cowboy Rides away - Wikipedia The cowboy Rides away `` The Cowboy Rides Away '' Single by George Strait from the album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind B - side `` Any Old Time '' Released January 14, 1985 Format 7 '' single Recorded June 26, 1984 Genre Country Length 3 : 20 Label MCA 52526 Songwriter ( s ) Sonny Throckmorton, Casey Kelly Producer ( s ) Jimmy Bowen & George Strait George Strait singles chronology `` Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind '' ( 1984 ) `` The Cowboy Rides Away '' ( 1985 ) `` The Fireman '' ( 1985 ) `` Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind '' ( 1984 ) `` The Cowboy Rides Away '' ( 1985 ) `` The Fireman '' ( 1985 ) `` The Cowboy Rides Away '' is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton and Casey Kelly, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in January 1985 as the second single from his album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind. It peaked at number 5 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, and at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It is the song used by Strait to close out his performances. This is also the name of his last and final tour commencing January 18, 2013. It was the last song he sang at his final concert ever on June 7, 2014 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas with a worldwide record setting attendance for the show at 104,000. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Chart positions 4 References Content The song is about a cowboy riding away from a failed relationship. He and his wife / girlfriend have been through it all and they just ca n't work things out. Critical reception Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, calling it a song that `` embraces the traditional cowboy mythos while simultaneously reinventing it. '' Chart positions Chart ( 1985 ) Peak position US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Canadian RPM Country Tracks References Jump up ^ CountryUniverse.net Review by Kevin John Coyne Jump up ^ `` George Strait Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) '' Billboard. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1829 George Strait 1980s singles Strait Country `` Unwound '' `` Down and Out '' `` If You 're Thinking You Want a Stranger ( There 's One Coming Home ) '' Strait from the Heart `` Fool Hearted Memory '' `` Marina del Rey '' `` Amarillo by Morning '' `` A Fire I Ca n't Put Out '' Right or Wrong `` You Look So Good in Love '' `` Right or Wrong '' `` Let 's Fall to Pieces Together '' Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind `` Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind '' `` The Cowboy Rides Away '' `` The Fireman '' Something Special `` The Chair '' `` You 're Something Special to Me '' # 7 `` Nobody in His Right Mind Would 've Left Her '' `` It Ai n't Cool to Be Crazy About You '' Ocean Front Property `` Ocean Front Property '' `` All My Ex 's Live in Texas '' `` Am I Blue '' If You Ai n't Lovin ', You Ai n't Livin ' `` Famous Last Words of a Fool '' `` Baby Blue '' `` If You Ai n't Lovin ' ( You Ai n't Livin ' ) '' Beyond the Blue Neon `` Baby 's Gotten Good at Goodbye '' `` What 's Going On in Your World '' `` Ace in the Hole '' `` Overnight Success '' This 1984 country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Cowboy_Rides_Away&oldid=762031974 '' Categories : 1985 singles George Strait songs Songs written by Casey Kelly ( songwriter ) Songs written by Sonny Throckmorton Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles 1984 songs 1984 country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Singlechart called without song All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 January 2017, at 06 : 37. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song the cowboy rides away
Answer: Sonny Throckmorton