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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 saw 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, I've known one or two
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But old flames can't hold a candle to you 

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Sometimes at night, I think of the lovers I've known 
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Remember 'em holding me helps me not 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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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, I've known one or two
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But old flames can't hold a candle to you 
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Old flames can't hold a candle to you 

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