D G D (2x) 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 Livin` on an L.A. freeway, ain`t my kind of havin`? fun I think I`d rather ride the range Than to lay me down in love and lady`s chains When we were just beginning, it was such and easy way Layin` back up in the mountains, singin` songs for sunny days But she got tired of pickin` daisies and cookin` my meals for me She can live the life she wants to, yes, and it`s all right with me 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 sun shine And lay down my sundown in some starry field Oh, but I miss her in the mornin`, when I awake alone And 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 R: I think I`d rather be a cowboy... (2x)