rhinestone cowboy

this goes out to glen campbell, 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, 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 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, 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, offers comin' over the phone