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 … G C/G But old flames can't hold a candle to you C/G F Sometimes at night, I think of the lovers I've known G7 C/G Remember 'em holding me helps me not feel so alone Old flames, can't hold a candle to you. It was a number 14 U.S. country hit for Joe Sun in 1978, and a number 86 hit for Brian Collins the same year. 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 "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" is a country song written by singer-songwriter Pebe Sebert and Hugh Moffatt. Flickering embers of love I've known one or two, But old flames can't hold a candle to you. Long before I met you. This song is a cover of "Old Flames (Can't Hold a Candle to You)" by Dolly Parton. But [D] old [F#m/D] flames, [D] can't hold a [D7] candle to [G] you [ A ] No one can light up the night like you [ D ] do [ D ] Flickering embers of love, I've [ D7 ] known one or [ G ] two Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone And 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 With the 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 I caught a spark from his eyes A forgotten desire. No one can light up the night like you do.
Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You This song is by Merle Haggard and appears on the album Kern River (1985). 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. It was later covered by Dolly Parton, who took it to the top of the U.S. country singles charts in August 1980.. 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.