They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway They say there's always magic in the air But when you're walkin' down that street And you ain't had enough to eat That glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere They say the boys are something else on Broadway Yeah, but looking at them just gives me the blues 'Cause how you 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'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say But they're wrong, I know they are 'Cause I can play this here guitar And I won't quit 'till I'm a star on Broadway I'm gonna make it yet I'll be a big, big star now I'll have my name in lights Everybody's gonna know me, yeah, all over town