I'd Rather Be A Cowboy

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