Cover art for Lighting Up the Candles by Stevie Wonder

Lighting Up the Candles

May. 28, 19911 viewer

Lighting Up the Candles Lyrics

[Intro]
Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love
Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love

[Verse 1]
Lighting up the candles
To what used to be
Tender memories in moments of love
Happy times and bad times
All seem wonderful
When you have a toast to moments of love

[Pre-Chorus]
I really think we could have made it
To that forever and a day
But destiny and fate decided
They would get in our way

[Chorus]
So we're lighting up the candles
Wishing you the best
Like the happiness in moments of love
For lighting up the candles
Spark the memories
Helping us to see more moments of love
[Pre-Chorus]
I really think we could have made it
To that forever and a day
But destiny and fate decided
They would get in our way

[Harmonica solo]

[Verse 2]
For lighting up the candles
Spark the memories
Helping us to see the need for what was
Helping us to see more moments of love

[Outro]
See, we're lighting up the candles, lighting up our love
Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love
Lighting up the candles, lighting up our love

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Credits
Synthesizer
Harmonica
Drums and Percussion
Mixing Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Recorded At
Wonderland Studios (Los Angeles)
Release Date
May 28, 1991
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