I've been walking these streets so long, singing the same old song I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway Hustle is the name of the game And night skies get washed away like the snow in the rain There's been a load of compromising on the road to my horizon And 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 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 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 And 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 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