Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)

Album: Dolly, Dolly, Dolly (1980)
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  • 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 them 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
    Old flames can't hold a candle to you
    Mm Writer/s: Hugh Moffatt, Rosemary Patricia Sebert
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Domalddavisi Love Dolly Parton from Dundalk MdDolly is not only a great singer but is a terrific actor. I love the movie rhinestone cowboy with stone.
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