I've been walking these streets so long
singing 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 compromising
on the road to my horizon
but I'm gonna 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 down when you're riding the train
that's taking 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 compromising
on the road to my horizon
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me

like a rhinestone cowboy
riding out on a horse in a star spangled rodeo
rhinestone cowboy

getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
and offers coming over the phone

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
like a rhinestone cowboy