Rhinestone Cowboy

I've been walkin' these streets so long

Singin' the same old songs

I know every crack in the 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 compromisin'

On the road to my horizon

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Ridin' out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

Like 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 that 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's been a load of compromisin'

On the road to my horizon

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Ridin' out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Gettin' cards and letters from people

I don't even know

And offers comin' over the phone