I'd Rather Be A Cowboy Lyrics

The song I'd Rather Be A Cowboy is performed by John Denver in the album named Country Roads Collection in the year 1997 .



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
Livin’ on an LA freeway ain’t my kind of havin’ 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 ladies chains
We were just beginning; it was such an easy way
Layin’ back up in the mountains makin’ songs for sunny days
She got tired of pickin’ daisies and cookin’ 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 ladies 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 sunshine
Than lay down my sundown in some starry field
Oh bur I miss her in the mornin’ 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 ladies chains
Repeat



John Denver - Country Roads Collection

Aug 1997

  1. Circus
  2. Catch Another Butterfly
  3. Daydream
  4. Molly
  5. Sticky Summer Weather
  6. Isabel
  7. City Of New Orleans
  8. All Of My Memories
  9. Casey's Last Ride
  10. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
  11. In The Grand Way
  12. Dearest Esmerelda
  13. Southwind
  14. Garden Song
  15. What's On Your Mind
  16. You're So Beautiful
  17. In My Heart
  18. The Mountain Song
  19. Song For The Life
  20. If Ever
  21. I'm In The Mood To Be Desired Tonight
  22. Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight
  23. Love Is The Master
  24. I Can't Escape
  25. Leaving On A Jet Plane
  26. Rhymes And Reasons
  27. Follow Me
  28. Aspenglow
  29. Sunshine On My Shoulders
  30. My Sweet Lady
  31. Take Me Home, Country Roads
  32. I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado
  33. Poems, Prayers And Promises
  34. Starwood In Aspen
  35. The Eagle And The Hawk
  36. Friends With You
  37. Rocky Mountain High
  38. For Baby (For Bobbie)
  39. Goodbye Again
  40. We Don't Live Here No More
  41. I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
  42. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning)
  43. Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights In Canada)
  44. Annie's Song
  45. Back Home Again
  46. Grandma's Feather Bed
  47. Sweet Surrender
  48. Eclipse
  49. Thank God I'm A Country Boy
  50. This Old Guitar
  51. Spirit
  52. Song Of Wyoming
  53. I'm Sorry
  54. Windsong
  55. Looking For Space
  56. Fly Away
  57. Calypso
  58. Come And Let Me Look In Your Eyes
  59. Like A Sad Song
  60. How Can I Leave You Again
  61. Ripplin' Waters
  62. It Amazes Me
  63. Singing Skies And Dancing Waters
  64. Thirsty Boots
  65. I Want To Live
  66. Autograph
  67. Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
  68. Country Love
  69. Dreams
  70. Heart To Heart
  71. Shanghai Breezes
  72. Seasons Of The Heart
  73. Perhaps Love
  74. Falling Out Of Love
  75. It's About Time
  76. Wild Montana Skies
  77. Dreamland Express
  78. Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight
  79. I Can't Escape
  80. Love Again
  81. Flying For Me

I'd Rather Be A Cowboy