Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil/Mike
Stoller/Jerry Leiber,
The Drifters (#9 in 1963), George
Benson (#7 in 1978)
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 got enough to eat, The glitter rubs right off and you're
nowhere
They say the chicks are somethin' else, 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 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 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
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
On Broadway
I'm gonna make it, yeah, On Broadway
I'll be a big, big man, On Broadway
I'll have my name in lights, On Broadway
Everybody gonna know me, On Broadway
All up and down Broadway, On Broadway
