lyrics

I've been walkin' these streets so long
Singin' 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
It took me years of compromisin'
On the road to my horizon
But I wanna 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 walkin 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
It took me years compromisin'
Oh, to get to my horizon
But I wanna 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
Gettin' cards and letters from people I don't even know
And offers comin' over the phone

Like a rhinestone cowboy
Offers comin' over the phone