G                                 C
A bright array of city lights, as far as I can see, 
      D
Their great white wave shines through the night, 
   C      D         G
on lonely guys like me, 
G
The cabaret's and honky tonks,  
    C
The flasking signs and lights, 
    D
The broken heart to lose itself, 
                          G
In the glow of city lights. 
  
D
Lights that say forgive her now,  
    G
in a glass of sherry wine, 
D
 Lights that offer other girls, 
   G
for empty hearts like mine 
  
  They paint a pretty picture, 
of a  world that's gay and bright, 
And it's just a mask for lonliness, 
Behind those city lights. 
  
The world was dark, God made the stars, 
to brighten up the night, 
But the guy that put those stars above, 
I don't beleive he made those lights, 
  
It's just a place for me to cry, 
when things don't turn out right, 
Just a place to run away and hide, 
behind those city lights. 
  
Lights that say forget her love, 
in a different atmosphere, 
Lights that allure are nothing but 
a masquerade for tears. 
  
They paint a pretty picture, 
of two arms that hold you 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