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