City Lights

City Lights - Jimmie Rodgers

A bright array of city lights as far as I can see

The great white wave shines

Through the night for lonely guys like me

The cabaretes 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

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