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 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 out a memory In the silver afterglow She may be gone, but not forgotten Inside my heart, Yeah 'V But with my ballerina Both of us lost in a 'V 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 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 'V 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 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