I've been walkin' these streets so long Singin' the same old song I know every crack in those dirty sidewalks of Broadway Where hustle's the name of the game And nice guys get washed away and the snow and the rain There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon I'm gonna be where those lights are shinin' 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 Offers comin' in on the phone
♪ Well, I really don't mind the rain And a smile can hide the pain But you're down when you're ridin' the train going the wrong way But I dream of the things I'll do With a subway token and a dollar inside my shoe There's be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon I'm gonna be where those lights are shinin' 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 Offers comin' in on the phone ♪ Like a rhinestone cowboy