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 touch or a kiss, I could have rekindled that fire   But old flames can’t hold a candle to you   No one can light up the night like you do      Flickering embers of love   Ive known one or two   But 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   But old flames can’t hold a candle to you   Old flames can’t hold a candle to you