Downtown tonight
I saw an old friend someone who
I use to take comfort
From long before I met you
I caught a spark from
His eyes of forgotten desire
With a word or a touch
I could have rekindled that fire
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
Sometimes at night
I think of old lovers I've known
I remember how holding them
Helped me not feel so alone
Then I feel you beside me
And even their memories are gone
Like stars in the night lost
In the sweet light of dawn
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
