I've been walking these streets so long
Singing the same old song
I know every crack and crevice out here in Broadway
Where hustle's the name of the game
And white boys get washed down the drain
Like the snow and the rain
Took me years of compromising
On the road to my horizon
But I want to 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 and letters from people I don't even know
And offers coming over the phone
Well I really don't mind the rain
And a smile can hide all the pain
But you're walking these streets so long out here in broadway
And I dream of the things I'll do
With a subway token and a dollar tucked into my shoe
Took me years of compromising
To get to my horizon
But I want to 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 and letters from people I don't even know
And offers coming over the phone
Like a rhinestone cowboy
And offers coming over the phone