Old Flames (Can’t Hold A Candle To You) By Merle Haggard rmofle at satx.rr.com 10/3/2004 Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who I used to take comfort from long before I met you And I caught a spark in her eyes a forgotten desire With a word or a touch I could have rekindled that fire [Chorus] But 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                 [Key Change to D#] 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 And like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn [Chorus](in key of D#)