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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 caught a spark from her eyes  a forgotten desire 
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With a word or a touch  I could have 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 old lovers I've known 
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I remember how holding them helped 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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