A bright array of city lights
As far as I can see
The great white way shines through the night
For lonely guys like me
The cabarets and honky tonks
Their flashing signs invite
A broken heart to lose itself
In the glow of city lights
Lights that say, "Forget her name
In a glass of sherry wine"
Lights that offer other girls
For empty hearts like mine
They paint the pretty picture
Of a world that's gay and bright
But it's just a mask for loneliness
Behind those city lights
The world was dark and God made stars
To brighten up the night
But God who put the stars above
I don't believe made those lights
For it's just a place for men to cry
When things don't turn out right
Just a place to run away and hide
Behind those city lights
Lights that say, "Forget her name
In a different atmosphere"
Lights that lure are nothing but
A masquerade for tears
They paint the pretty picture
But my arms can't hold them tight
And I just can't say, "I love you"
To a street of city lights