City Lights Lyrics - Willie Nelson

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 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 

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

The God who put the stars above I don't believe made those lights 

Oh it's just a place for men to cry when things don't turn out right 

Just... 

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