are they walking the streets so long singing the same old song i know every crack on thisdirty old side of walker broadwaywhere hustle's the name of the game and nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rainthere's been a load of compromising on the road to my horizonbut i'm gonna be where the lights are shining on meme like arightrightlike a rhinestone cowboylike a rhinestone cowboygetting cards and letters from people i don't even knowand office coming over the phonememeI don't even mind the rainA smile can hide all the painWhen you're down, when you're riding the trainAnd taking the long wayWell, I dream of the things I'll doWith a subway token and a dollar stuck inside my shoeThere's been a load of compromisingOn the road to my horizonBut I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on meLike a rhinestone cowboyRiding out on a horse and a star-spangled rodeoLike a rhinestone cowboyRiding out on a horse and a star-spangled rodeoLike a rhinestone cowboyGetting cards and letters from people I don't even knowAn office coming over the phoneLike a rhinestone cowboyRiding out on a horse and a star-spangled rodeoLike a rhinestone cowboyRiding out on a horse and a star-spangled rodeoLike a rhinestone cowboyGetting cards and letters from people I don't even knowAn office coming over the phone