Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, i once knew 
Someone to take comfort  in  long before I met you
I caught a spark from her eyes of forgotten desire
With a word, or a touch lord, I could  rekindle that fire
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up my life like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
But old flames they can't hold a candle to you

Sometimes at night, I think of the lovers I've known
I remember how holding them made 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 my life like you do
Flickering embers of love
I've known one or two
But old flames they can't hold a candle to you