City Lights

(album: Great Country Ballads - 2021)

A bright array of city lights
As far as I can see
That 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
In a glass of sherry wine
Lights that offer other girls
For lonely 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 I don't believe that God above
Made those city lights
It's just a place to go and cry
When love don't turn out right
Just a place to run away and hide
Behind those city lights

Lights that say forget her
In a different atmosphere
Lights that lure are nothing more
Than a masquerade 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

No, I just can't say I love you
To a street of city lights