(Lady's Chains)
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Jessie went away last summer, a couple of months ago.
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After all our time together, it was hard to see her go.
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She called me right up when she arrived, asked me one more time to come,
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but living on an LA freeway ain't my kind of having fun.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy, I think I'd rather ride the range.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy than to lay me down in love and lady's chains.
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When we were just beginning, it was such an easy way.
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Laying back up in the mountains making love for sunny days.
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She got tired of picking daisies and cooking my meals for me,
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she can live the life she wants to, yes, it's all right with me.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy, I think I'd rather ride the range.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy than to lay me down in love and lady's chains.
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I'd rather live on the side of a mountain than wander through canyons of concrete and steel.
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I'd rather laugh in the rain and sunshine and lay down my sundown in some starry field.
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Oh, but I miss her in the morning when I awake alone.
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The absence of her laughter is a cold and empty sound.
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But her memory always makes me smile and I want you to know,
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I love her, yes I love her just enough to let her go.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy, I think I'd rather ride the range.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy than to lay me down in love and lady's chains.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy, I think I'd rather ride the range.
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I think I'd rather be a cowboy than to lay me down in love and lady's chains.
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I'd Rather Be A Cowboy
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John Denver |