Lyrics:

WORDS & MUSIC BY LARRY WEISS

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
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

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 YOU'RE RIDIN' 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 THE LIGHTS ARE SHININ' ON ME

LIKE A RHINESTONE COWBOY
RIDING OUT ON A HORSE IN A STAR-SPANGLED RODEO
RHINESTONE COWBOY
GETTIN' 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

RHINESTONE COWBOY
GETTIN' CARDS AND LETTERS FROM PEOPLE I DON'T EVEN KNOW