City lights
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1. A bright array of city lights as far as I can see,
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the
Great White Way shines through the night for lonely guys like me
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The cabaret's
and honky tonks, their flashing signs invite
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a
broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights.
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Lights that say forget her
name in a glass of sherry wine,
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lights
that offer other girls for empty hearts like mine.
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They paint a pretty picture of
a world that's gay and bright,
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but
it's just a mask for loneliness behind those city lights.
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3. The world was dark and God made stars to brighten up the night,
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but I
don’t believe that God above made those city lights.
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For it's just a place for men
to cry when things don't turn out right,
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just
a place to run away and hide behind those city lights.
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Lights that say forget her love
in a different atmosphere,
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lights
that lure are nothing but a masquerade for tears.
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They paint a pretty picture of
a world that’s gay and bright,
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but I
just can't say “I love you” to a street of city lights.
(Ray Price)