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

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

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

Or livin' on an LA freeway Ain't my kinda havin' fun

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the reigns

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Then to lay me down and love the lady's chains

We were just beginnin' it was such an easy way

Layin' back up in the mountains makin' songs for summer days

She got tired of pickin' daisies cookin' my meals for me

She can live the life she wants to yes it's alright with me

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the reigns

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Then to lay me down and love the 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 with the rain and the sunshine

Then lay down my sun down 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 reigns

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Then to lay me down and love the lady's chains

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

I think I'd rather ride the reigns

I think I'd rather be a cowboy

Then to lay me down and love lady's chains