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Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You


Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who
I used 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 Lord 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 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

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

Old flames can't hold a candle to you

Hugh Moffatt / Pete Sebert