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 arms like mine   They paint a pretty picture of a world that's gay and bright   But it's just a mask of loneliness behind those city lights      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