He wrote the song with Michael Tyler, Lalo Guzman, and Matt McGinn, the latter two of whom also produced it.
George Birge wrote "Cowboy Songs" in 2023 during a songwriting session with Matt McGinn.
McGinn had the lyric "she only dances to cowboy songs", and Tyler suggested making the line into "something you wouldn't expect".
In the process of recording the song, Birge drank tequila to affect the tone of his voice.
Overall, McGinn and Guzman spent over 17 hours coming up with a suitable sound for the song, which includes steel guitar and Dobro.