Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who I used to take comfort from long before I met you And I caught a spark from her eyes a forgotten desire With a word or a touch 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 I've 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 And remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone And 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