The 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 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 name

In a glass of sherry 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 lights that say forget her love
In a different atmosphere
The lights that lure are nothing but

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