Rhinestone Cowboy

, Larry Weiss

Verse 1:
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I've been walkin' these streets so long, singin' the same old
song.
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I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway.
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Where hustle's the name of the game.
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And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain. 
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There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon.
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But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.

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Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled
rodeo.
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Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I
don't even know.
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And offers comin' over the phone.

Verse 2:
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Well, I really don't mind the rain, and a smile can hide all the
pain.
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3
But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the
long way.
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And I dream of the things I'll do,
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With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe.
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There'll be a load of compromisin', on the road to my horizon.
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But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.


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Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled
rodeo.
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Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I
don't even know.
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And offers comin' over the phone.

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7 -8  
Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled
rodeo.
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Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I
don't even know.
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And offers comin' over the phone. (fade)