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

I know every crack in the dirty sidewalks of Broadway

Where hustle is 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 & letters from people I don't even know And offers coming over the phone

I really don't mind the rain and smiles can hide all the pain

You're down while taking the train that's taking the long way

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

There'll 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 & letters from people I don't even know

And offers coming over the phone