City Lights - Ray Price
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 a 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 love in a
Different atmosphere"
Lights that lure are nothing but a
Masquerade for tears
They paint a pretty picture but
My arms can't hold them tight
And I just can say "I love you" to
A street of city lights