Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone whonI use to take comfort from long before I met younnI caught a spark from his eyes of forgotten desirenWith a touch or a kiss, I could have rekindled that firenBut old flames can’t hold a candle to younNo one can light up the night like you donnFlickering embers of lovenIve known one or twonBut old flames can’t hold a candle to younnSometimes at night, I think of old lovers I’ve knownnI remember how holding them helped me not feel so alonenThen I feel you beside me and even their memories are gonenLike stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawnnnOld flames can’t hold a candle to younNo one can light up the night like you donFlickering embers of lovenI’ve known one or twonBut old flames can’t hold a candle to younOld flames can’t hold a candle to you