City Lights Lyrics - The Statler Brothers

The 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 cabaretes 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 cherry 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 

[ fiddle ] 

The world was dark and God made stars to brighten up the night 

Did the God who put those stars above make those city lights 

Did he make a place for men to cry when things don't turn out right 

Are we just supposed to run and hide behind those city lights 

Lights that say forget her love in a different athmosphere 

Lights that lure are nothing but a masquarade for tears 

They paint a 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