Carrie Underwood has written dozens of songs since her career began 20 years ago, some of which are anthems about former flames (hello, “Before He Cheats”). But one of their most famous hits is getting a lot of attention because of the song’s supposed theme.

Carrie released “Cowboy Casanova” in 2009 and the lyrics are devastating: “He’s the devil in disguise/A snake with blue eyes/And he only comes out at night/Makes you feel like you don’t want to fight/You better run.” “for your life.”

Carrie warns women about her former love, calling him a “disease” and a “curse.” But fans have been wondering: Is this “good time cowboy Casanova” based on a real person? The Internet is convinced that the song is an ode to former Dallas Cowboys quarterback (and NFL broadcaster) Tony Romo.

Yes, Carrie and Tony dated briefly. The two were linked in 2007 after one of Tony’s Dallas Cowboys teammates introduced the two. They were even red carpet official as they attended the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards together. For pop culture fans keeping track, this was before Tony dated Jessica Simpson. After their relationship ended, Carrie married ice hockey player Mike Fisher and Tony married Candice Crawford in 2011.

But Carrie has gone on record as ignoring rumors about “Cowboy Casanova.” Actually when esquire When asked if the song was about Tony, she replied bluntly: “NO. I would never immortalize a guy who did me wrong. I would never give him that much credit.

Carrie told The boot“People always ask about ‘Cowboy Casanova’ – like, who is that? And they try to relate it to a specific guy. But ‘country music’ and ‘cowboy’ are in my vocabulary, so it’s not me.” I’m targeting a specific football team or a specific guy or something! I sing country music, so I sing about cowboys.

It sounds like we can officially put an end to this rumor!

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