I've been walkin'
these streets so long
Singin' the same
old songs
I know every crack
in these dirty sidewalks
of Broadway
Where hustle's
the name of
the game
And nice guys
get washed away
like the snow
and the rain
There's been a load
of compromisin'
on the road
to my horizon
But I'm gonna be
where the lights
are shinin' 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 comin'
over the phone
I really don't mind
the rain
A smile can hide
all the pain
But you're down
when you're ridin'
the train that's
takin' the long way
And I dream of
the things I'll do
with a subway token
and a dollar tucked
inside my shoe
There'll be a load
of compromisin'
on the road
to my horizon
But I'm gonna be
where the lights
are shinin' on me...
Like a rhinestone
cowboy
Riding out on a horse
in a star-spangled rodeo
Rhinestone cowboy
Getting cards and letters
from people
I don't even know
And offers comin'
over the phone
Like a rhinestone
cowboy
Riding out on a horse
in a star-spangled rodeo