City lights
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1. A bright array of city lights, as far as I can
see,
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their
great white wave shines through the night on lonely guys like me.
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The cabarets and honky tonks, the flashing signs and lights,
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the
broken heart can lose itself in the glow of city lights.
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Lights that say, forgive her
now 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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and
it's just a mask for loneliness behind those city lights. + D-D7-G
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2. The world was dark, God made the stars to brighten up the night,
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but
the guy that put those stars above,
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I don't believe he made those
lights.
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It's just a place for me 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
two arms that hold you tight,
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and I
just can't say that I love you to a street of city lights,
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No, I just can't say that I
love you to a street of city lights.
(Mickey Gilley)