Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You

Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You - Dolly Parton

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

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

Old flames can't hold a candle to you

Old flames can't hold a candle to you