They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway They say there's always magic in the air But when you're walking down that street And you ain't had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere
They say the girls are somethin else on Broadway But looking at them just gives me the blues I ask you, how ya gonna make some time When all you got is one thin dime And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway I’m gonna catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say But they're dead wrong, I know they are 'Cause I can play this here guitar And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway Or catch a Greyhound bus for home, they say Oh, they're dead wrong, I know they are 'Cause I can play this here guitar And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway Till I'm a star on Broadway...