A bright array of city lights (ooh)
As far as I can see (ooh)
The great white way shines through the night (ooh)
For lonely guys like me (ooh)
The cabarets and honky-tonks (ooh)
Their flashing signs invite (ooh)
A broken heart to lose itself (ooh)
In the glow of city lights (ooh)

Lights that say forget her name
In a glass of sherry wine
Lights that offer other girls
For empty hearts like mine
They paint a pretty picture (ooh)
Of a world that's gay and bright (ooh)
But it's just a mask for loneliness (uhh)
Behind those city lights (uhh)

The world was dark (ooh)
And god made stars to brighten up the night
The god who put the stars above (ooh)
I don't believe made those lights (ooh)
Or it's just a place for men to cry (ooh)
When things don't turn out right (ooh)
Just a place to run away and hide (ooh)
Behind those city lights

Lights that say forget her love (ooh)
In a different atmosphere (ooh)
Lights that lure are nothing but (ooh)
A masquerade for tears (ooh)
They paint a pretty picture (ooh)
But my arms can't hold them tight (ooh)
And I just can't say I love you (ooh)
To a street of city lights (ooh)