I'd Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)

Jesse went away last summer, a couple of months ago

After all our time together, it was hard to see her go

She called me right up when she arrived, asked me one more time to come

Livin` on an L.A. freeway, ain`t my kind of havin`? fun

R: I think I`d rather be a cowboy

I think I`d rather ride the range

I think I`d rather be a cowboy

Than to lay me down in love and lady`s chains

When we were just beginning, it was such and easy way

Layin` back up in the mountains, singin` songs for sunny days

But she got tired of pickin` daisies and cookin` my meals for me

She can live the life she wants to, yes, and it`s all right with me

R: I think I`d rather be a cowboy...

I`d rather live on the side of a mountain

Than wander through canyons of concrete and steel

I`d rather laugh with the rain and sun shine

And lay down my sundown in some starry field

Oh, but I miss her in the mornin`, when I awake alone

And the absence of her laughter is a cold and empty sound

But her memory always makes me smile and I want you to know

I love her, yes I love her just enough to let her go

R: I think I`d rather be a cowboy... (2x)