Released: July 1, 1982
Songwriter: Mack David Brian Holland Eddie Holland
Producer: Berry Gordy Brian Holland Eddie Holland
[INTRO]
Never light that old flame again
No, not ever, no never
We just can't fight it
We just can't light it
[VERSE 1]
When our friendship turned to love
That's when the world turned on
But when our love turned to friendship
I knew the feelin' was gone
Why keep clingin' to bits and pieces
When all the time loneliness increases
We both have to know when to let go
[BRIDGE 1]
But we talk and talk and lay awake
The more we talk, the less we say
There's no way, just ain't no way
[Chorus]
We can ever light that old flame again
Never feel the same again
With warmed over love and leftover dreams
[VERSE 2]
When our love was a ragin' fire
We'd make love all night
But now when we're makin' love
We make love just to be polite
We can't go back to where we've been
Can never cross that bridge again
But let's be glad for what we had
[BRIDGE 2]
'Cause we took and took until it's all used up
We can't drink from an empty cup
It's all used up, it's all used up
[Chorus]
[BRIDGE 2]
[Chorus]
[VERSE 3]
Life's too short to keep holdin' on
We both know that the feeling's gone
We keep clingin' to bits and pieces
When all the time loneliness increases
[AD LIB TO Chorus TO FADE]
Ain't no way
Ain't no way, baby
Oh, there just ain't no way
No, there just ain't no way
That we could ever light that old flame again
Never feel ever the same again
With warmed over love and leftover dreams
Never light that old flame again
No, not ever, no never
We just can't fight it
We just can't light it
[VERSE 1]
When our friendship turned to love
That's when the world turned on
But when our love turned to friendship
I knew the feelin' was gone
Why keep clingin' to bits and pieces
When all the time loneliness increases
We both have to know when to let go
[BRIDGE 1]
But we talk and talk and lay awake
The more we talk, the less we say
There's no way, just ain't no way
[Chorus]
We can ever light that old flame again
Never feel the same again
With warmed over love and leftover dreams
[VERSE 2]
When our love was a ragin' fire
We'd make love all night
But now when we're makin' love
We make love just to be polite
We can't go back to where we've been
Can never cross that bridge again
But let's be glad for what we had
[BRIDGE 2]
'Cause we took and took until it's all used up
We can't drink from an empty cup
It's all used up, it's all used up
[Chorus]
[BRIDGE 2]
[Chorus]
[VERSE 3]
Life's too short to keep holdin' on
We both know that the feeling's gone
We keep clingin' to bits and pieces
When all the time loneliness increases
[AD LIB TO Chorus TO FADE]
Ain't no way
Ain't no way, baby
Oh, there just ain't no way
No, there just ain't no way
That we could ever light that old flame again
Never feel ever the same again
With warmed over love and leftover dreams
more tracks from the album
Diana
- I’m Coming Out
- Upside Down (Unreleased Chic mix)
- I’m Coming Out (Unreleased Chic mix)
- I Ain’t Been Licked (12" mix)
- My Old Piano
- Give Up (Unreleased Chic mix)
- Have Fun (Again) (Unreleased Chic mix)
- What You Gave Me (12" mix)
- Now That You’re Gone
- Your Love Is So Good for Me (12" mix)
- Top of the World
- Lovin’, Livin’ & Givin’
- No One Gets the Prize (12-inch mix)
- You Were the One
- Sweet Summertime Livin’
- Love Hangover
- Fire Don’t Burn
- Have Fun (Again)
- Tenderness
- Friend to Friend
- Upside Down
- Friend to Friend (Unreleased Chic mix)
- Now That You’re Gone (Unreleased Chic mix)
- Give Up
- My Old Piano (Unreleased Chic mix)
- Tenderness (Unreleased Chic mix)
- We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again
From the album
- Diana (1980)
Diana Ross popular songs
- I’m Coming Out
- Upside Down
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
- Ease on Down the Road #1
- It’s Your Move
- If We Hold On Together
- The Boss
- Missing You
- Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
- When You Tell Me That You Love Me
- Chain Reaction
- He Lives in You
- Love Hangover
- Touch Me in the Morning
- Do You Know Where Youre Going To
- It’s My House
- I’m Still Waiting
- A Brand New Day
- Always and Forever
- If You’re Not Gonna Love Me Right (Crenshaw Records version)
- Once in the Morning
- That’s How You Start Over
- Love Me (Japanese quadraphonic edition)
- Ain’t Nothin’ But a Maybe