Intro: Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who I used to take comfort from long before I met you I saw a spark in his eyes of forgotten desire With a word or a touch, I could've 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, I've known one or two But old flames can't hold a candle to you Sometimes at night, I think of the lovers I've known Remember 'em holding me helps 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 But 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 Oh...