"City Lights" is an American country music song written by Bill Anderson on August 27, 1957.
The song was first cut by Anderson in 1957 at the campus of the University of Georgia.
In June 1958, Ray Price recorded it and his version hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs singles chart in August 1958.
"City Lights" was one of Anderson's earliest major successes.
Released in June 1958, Price's version of "City Lights" stalled at #2 on the Billboard magazine Most Played C&W by Disc Jockeys chart later that summer.