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
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