The lights would not attract them. They'd be in too much of a hurry, or distracted by lesser things. Yes, it is a sad thing. It seems that sometimes during life, people lose the gift of wonder. Drabness overwhelms beauty.
Drudgery kills delight.
A build-up of grime on a window obscures the dazzle of stars. Sometimes joy can be so badly dulled that a sleighful of treasure could alight on the lawn and hardly elicit a yawn. The thought makes me draw you close. May such poverty never touch you, my darling. Here, I'll whisper a secret.