Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You - Merle Haggard
Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who
I use to take comfort from long before I met you
I caught a spark from his eyes of forgotten desire
With a word or a touch I could have rekindled that fire
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've known
I remember how holding they helped me not feel so alone
Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone
Like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No one can light up the night like you do
Flickering embers of love I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Flickering embers of love I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you