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Candle in the City

from Conquers the World by Back Up Jackson

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lyrics

It was a summer night in 2003,
All the lights went out in NYC,
With electricity gone,
Nothing plugged in will turn on.
Let's just enjoy each other's company.

Pop the cork on a bottle of wine.
In the darkness, girl, you're still looking fine.
Strike up a miniature flame,
Nothing looks quite the same
In candlelight, all the shadows come alive.

Light a candle in the city tonight.
Everything is gonna be alright.
So just hold me close and darlin' hold me tight,
We'll be fi-ine by candlelight.

Found some batteries to power up the radio.
There's no need to go fast, girl, let's just take it slow.
We got all night,
So let's just do this right.
Babe, there's nowhere else to go.

Sensuality's starting to take its hold.
Apartment's lit up in shades of orange and gold.
Under satin sheets,
We can provide our own heat.
Through radio static, Marvin's singing with soul.

I've been really tryin' baby.
Tryin' to hold back these feelings, for so-oo long.
And if you feel, like I feel Sugar.
Come on, Ohhh come on.
Let's get it on, (Ahhh, baby baby),
Let's get it on.
Let's get it on (Baby I need ya),
Let's get it on.

Light a candle in the city tonight.
Everything is gonna be alright.
So just hold me close and darlin' hold me tight,
We'll be fi-ine by candlelight.

We lay in bed, consumed in each other's afterglow
And the batteries have burned up in the radio.
The candlelight's faded,
And libidos are sated,
But the lights come back and you're ready to go.

But I jumped up, and I said baby please wait,
Why don't you just spend the night, because it's kind of late?
So I flipped the light switch
And some more candles got lit,
And I think that night I found my soulmate.

Light a candle in the city tonight.
Everything is gonna be alright.
So just hold me close and darlin' hold me tight,
We'll be fi-ine by candlelight.

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from Conquers the World, released November 27, 2005

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Jersey Ska band Back Up Jackson was formed in the winter of 2001 and has played colleges and clubs, bars and backyards, bringing their mix of high-energy virtuosity and eclectic influences to audiences in Central Jersey and beyond. The band blends elements of third-wave ska, jazz, blues, R&B, rock, and punk to create a sound all their own. ... more

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