I've been walking these streets so long Singing the same old song

I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks Of Broadway

Well, hustle is the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow

in the rain There's been a load of compromising

On the road to my horizon And I'm gonna be where the lights are shining

on me Like a rhinestone cowboy

Riding out on a horse in a star -spangled rodeo Like a rhinestone cowboy

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

And offers coming over the phone

I really don't mind the rain And the smile can hide all the pain

But you're down when you're riding the train That's taking the long way

And I dream of the things I do With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe

There'll be a load of compromising On the road to my horizon

And I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy Riding out on a horse in a star -spangled rodeo

Like a rhinestone cowboy Getting cards and letters from people I don't

even know And offers coming over the phone

Like a rhinestone cowboy Riding out on a horse in a star -spangled rodeo

Like a rhinestone cowboy Getting cards and letters from people I don't

even know And offers coming over the phone

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Like a rhinestone cowboy