| Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who
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| I used to take comfort from long before I met you
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| I caught a spark in his eyes of forgotten desire
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| With a word, or a touch, I could’ve rekindled that fire
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| But old flames can’t hold a candle to you
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| No one can light up the night like you do
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| Flickering embers of love
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| I’ve known one or two
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| But old flames can’t hold a candle to you
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| Oh, yeah, ooh
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| But sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I’ve known
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| And I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone
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| (feel so alone)
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| Then I feel you beside me, and even their memories are gone
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| Like stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of dawn
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| Oh, but old flames can’t hold a candle to you
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| No one can light up the night like you do
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| Flickerin' embers of love
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| I’ve known one or two
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| But old flames can’t hold a candle to you
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| But old flames can’t hold a candle to you
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| Oh, yeah |