[Verse 1]
I've been walkin' these streets so long,   singin' 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.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.
 
[Chorus]
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.
 
 
[Verse 2]
Well, I really don't mind the rain and a smile can hide all the pain,
but you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way.
But I dream of the things I'll do with a subway token and a dollar
tucked inside my   shoe.
 
[Pre-Chorus]
There's be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.
 
[Chorus]
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.
 
 
[End-Chorus]
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,