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 word, or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire
  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
  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
  Mmmm...