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 compromisin'   On the road to my horizon   But I'm gonna be where they 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 down when your riding the train that's takin' 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 compromisin'   On the road to my horizon   But I'm gonna be where they 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      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