Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who I used to take comfort from long before I met you I caught a spark in his 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 alive, I'm no one or two But old flames can't hold a candle to you But sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I know And I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone And I feel you beside me, and even the 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 alive, I'm no one or two But old flames can't hold a candle to you Oh yeah Oh, oh, oh yeah Old flames can't hold a candle to you