Never Hold A Candle

<br>(Steve Wilkinson/ Andrew Gold)<br><br>When I was a young thing<br>I swore a Mustang<br>Would be my ticket<br>To the great unknown<br>Yeah I could see me<br>Hanging out with royalty<br>La dulce vida cruisin` Monaco<br><br>{But sittin` here}<br>Parked in your driveway<br>{You`re cuddled up}<br>Right close beside me<br>{I gotta say}<br>That this old world<br>Just ain`t thrillin` enough<br>It could never hold<br>A candle to love<br><br>Way back in grade school<br>I thought Jenny was so cool<br>We passed each other<br>Notes in study hall<br>She was my first kiss<br>My heart said this must be it<br>At 13 you think you know it all<br><br>{It`s nothin` but}<br>Infatuation<br>{It didn`t last}<br>Till graduation<br>{I gotta say}<br>Jenny Parker and a<br>School boy crush<br>Could never hold<br>A candle to love<br><br>Love true love knew all along<br>It would find us<br>It`s such a sweet ride<br>Just close your eyes<br>And hold on tight<br><br>{But sittin` here}<br>With you tonight<br>{Just holdin` hands}<br>Under the moonlight<br>{One kiss and I}<br>I can`t recall<br>What I was thinkin` of<br>But it could never<br>Hold a candle to love<br><br>No it could never hold<br>A candle to love<br>It could never hold<br>A candle to love