I¡¯d Rather Be A Cowboy (lady¡¯s Chains) Lyrics

I¡¯d Rather Be A Cowboy (lady¡¯s Chains)

This song appears on six albums, and was first released on the Farewell
Andromeda Album, and has also been released on the Changes, Country Classics,
The Country Roads Collection and The Rocky Mountain Collection Albums. A live
version also appears on The Best of John Denver Live Album.

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, Aint my kinda havin fun

I
think Id rather be a cowboy
I think Id rather ride the reigns
I think Id
rather be a cowboy
Then to lay me down and love the ladys 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, its alright with me

I
think Id rather be a cowboy
I think Id rather ride the reigns
I think Id
rather be a cowboy
Then to lay me down and love the ladys chains

Id
rather live on the side of a mountain
Than wander through canyons of
concrete and steel
Id 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 Id rather be a
cowboy
I think Id rather ride the reigns
I think Id rather be a
cowboy
Then to lay me down and love the ladys chains

I think Id
rather be a cowboy
I think Id rather ride the reigns
I think Id rather be
a cowboy
Then to lay me down and love ladys chains

Words and music by
John Denver