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

Jessie 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
But living on an LA freeway ain't my kind of having fun
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 an easy way
Laying back up in the mountains making love for sunny days
She got tired of picking daisies and cooking my meals for me
She can live the life she wants to yes it's all right with me
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.

I'd rather live on the side of a mountain than wander through canyons of concrete and steel
I'd rather laugh in the rain and sunshine and lay down my sundown in some starry field.

Oh but I miss her in the morning when I awake alone
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
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
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.