I've been walking these
streets so long
Singing the same old song
I know every crack
on these dirty sidewalks of Broadway
Where hustle's 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
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
A rhinestone cowboy
Gettin' 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 taken the long way
But I dream of the things I'll do
With a subway token
and a dollar tuck inside my shoe
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
Rid ing out on a horse
in a star -spangled rodeo
A rhinestone cowboy
Get ting cards and letters
from people I don't even know
An d offers coming
over the phone
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Riding out on a horse
in a star -spangled rodeo
A rhinestone cowboy
Getting cards and letters
from people I don't even know
An opera's coming over the
phone