
Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle To You was originally sung by Joe Sun in 1978.
In 1980, Dolly Parton covered the song for her album Dolly, Dolly, Dolly and her version topped Billboard’s Hot Country Singles… Read More [Verse 1: Dolly Parton]
Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend, someone who
I used 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
[Chorus: Dolly Parton and Randy Parton]
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
[Verse 2: Dolly Parton, Randy Parton, Both]
Sometimes at night, I think of old lovers I've known
I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone
(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
[Chorus: Dolly Parton and Randy Parton]
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
[Outro: Dolly Parton]
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