I've been walking these streets so long

singing the same old song

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 compromising

on the road to my horizon

but 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

well I really don't mind the rain

and a 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'll 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

but 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

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

like a rhinestone cowboy