All alone in the twilight I'm a shadow in the room Time is my companion But it turned its back too soon Imagination takes me anywhere I want to go, oh But with my ballerina both of us lost in A love light from an old roman candle, midnight won't be the same When I close my eyes we're dancin' right into the flame The picture is fading Like a vision from my soul Nothing left but a memory In the silver afterglow She may be gone, but not forgotten inside my heart, yeah But with my ballerina both of us lost in A love light from an old roman candle, midnight won't be the same When I close my eyes we're dancin' right into the flame My mind seems to wander away And play me like a fool, yeah I wish it could be like the way it was 'Cause life can be so cruel But with my ballerina I live in a dream of A love light from an old roman candle, midnight won't be the same When I close my eyes we're dancin' right into The love light from an old roman candle, midnight won't be the same When I close my eyes we're dancin' right into the flame