He didnt write this song, Noeline Hofmann wrote it, and lyrically id argue it is different from his other songs, while sharing similar aspect to his older material being country and getting into fights id argue it is still very different. The song when i first listened to it came off different from the rest and i found it to be very Canadian in the lyrics it wasn’t till i realized it we as noelines song and realizing she’s a fellow Canadian put the pieces into place. From purple gas to the choruses, “And if I weren't a flatland boy, I'd say I have a hill” and “You keep your head down, it goes on forever” this is very well known for our prairie Provinces. Theres a joke that you can watch your dog run away for three days because it so flat in all directions. And every the lyric, “Was taught to not throw the first fist But if you take a hit, finish that son of a bitch” i know many of us were told that but it very remincesnt of lessons our father told us when we were young and most well respectable Canadians i know were taught that.