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I've been walking these streets so long 

Singing the same old song 

I know every crack on these dirty sidewalks of Broadway 
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Where hustle is 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 comprimising 
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On the road to my hori zon 
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But I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me 
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Chorus: Like a rhinestone cowboy  
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Riding our on a horse in a star spangled rode o 
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Rhinestone cowboy getting cards and lettters from people I don't  
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even know 
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Offers coming over the phone..... 
 
Well, I really don't mind the rain 
And a smile can hide the pain 
But you're down when you're riding a train 
That's taking the long way 
But I dream of the things I'll do 
With a subway token and a dollar 
Tucked inside my shoe 
There's been a load of compromsing 
On the road to my horizon 
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me 
 
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