I have many. But James McMurtry resonates with me the most. He does the pickin' too.
Love his dad's work as well.
When I saw the thread title, I thought of one name. .Not many as good as him as far as lyricists. "Evocative" doesn't do his songs justice, tons of great song, i'm surprised people don't cover his songs. First started listening in the mid-90's on KSYM in San Antonio, a college station. No one else was playing his stuff.
Here are a couple of my favorites. LOL, one of the few brave enough to use the "N word" in a song:
