Rhinestone Cowboy

I've been walkin'
these streets so long

Singin' 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 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
Well, I really don't
mind the rain
and 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
Gettin' 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

Like a rhinestone
cowboy
Gettin' cards
and letters from people
I don't even know