They say the neon lights are bright

They say there's always magic in the air

But when you're walkin' down that street

And you ain't got enough to eat

The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere

They say the chicks are somethin' else

But lookin' at them just gives me the blues

'Cause 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

I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home they all say

I'm gonna make it, yeah

I'll be a big, big man

I'll have my name in lights

Everybody gonna know me

All up and down Broadway