They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway;
They say there's always magic in the air;
But when you're walkin' down the street__
And you ain't had e  -  nough  to eat__
The  glitter rubs right   of   and  you're  no-where.

They say the women treat you fine__ on Broadway;
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   e - ven shine your shoes.

They  say  that I won't  last  too  long  on Broadway;
I'll  cath   a    Greyhound  bus for home, they say;
But they're dead  wrong.  I know they are___
'Cause I  can  play  this  here    gui-tar___
And I won't  quit  till I'm  a   star__ on  Broad - way.

Circa 1962
Words & Music by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber