Haggard, Merle - Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You Lyrics
Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who
I use to take comfort from long before I met you
And I caught a spark in her eyes of forgotten desire
And with a word or a touch I could have rekindled that fire
No one can light up my 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
And remember how holding them made 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
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
Flickering embers of love, I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
Flickering embers of love, I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
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Haggard, Merle Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You Comments
This is the way music is supposed to sound like!
I agree.
Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
The best
You're right nobody can hold a candle to to Merle Haggard they will never be another
Beautiful 👍👍👍👍🌟⭐️⚡️🤗🤗🥰💃🌹💯
Beautiful yet sad, l love Merle, one of the best👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯🤗🤗🤗🌹
Love Meryl
Bob connelly
Beautiful Video take a listen, Merle sing this beautiful👏👏👏👏👏🎩🧸🎩⭐️🌟
Great love song ❤️👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💞❣️Thank you my friend❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love this song my friend, ❤️🧸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👏👏👏💯💯💯🇺🇸❤️Thank you❤️❣️
You are very welcome.
The one and only Merle Haggard, the greatest and genius of everything in music! Miss you Merle!
So true and yet sad
Makes my squall every time
Pure country soul, he made us feel every song he wrote,with his voice and lyrics,love him and miss him to bits,
November 2019.. I know you turned 52 today... Not only old flames, but new potential ones too could not hold a damn matchstick to you my darling, never mind a candle 🕯..
Can't Hold a Candle to Merle Haggard
Old flames dont hold a candle to u i miss u tho it didn't work for us
what a great talent Merle had he was one of kind and his songs came from the heart. He will be missed by everyone who knew him
Oh, how I love, love, love this
Ginny, R.I.P.
What can I say great miss him sadly
The best that ever sang a country song period. Rip merle
Love this song. First heard it by Dolly, but Merle as usual is the best!!
He had the smoothest voice ever,
So lucky to have lived in his time Mick daniel
Oh God what a memory 💔
My yongest daughter have the same bursday - now she is sure she will be 79 years old :) Rip, Merle.....
Great Song.
Alva Nita Bell
Nice Song.
Thank You All The Best.
Wonderful ❣️
Dolly sings it beautifully... But Merle gets my heart pounding Rip💙
Love this Song, Merle was A great Man Thank You💓🔥💖💞🍷💥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏
🍷💋💖💓💞🔥
this is a down to earth good old country singer untouched by all no questions???
WOW...that Band! The Best.
LYRICS
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
Mmmm
Thanks. My husband got me with this one.💗
just a fantastic song thanks fellas thommo australia
I understand melee traveled with a13 piece band. What a full sound. The band makes the singer. Hank snow had that full sound but he did it with his lead guitar that he played himself. Of course mearl played about everything on the stage. How great to be great. We will be singing like him for awhile but there will be a new star tomorrow. Time replace s every thing and every body.
Nobody will ever replace Merle Haggard.
No one can hold a candle to HAG
Miss you my friend! 😭😭😭
He could've sung a postcard and I'd listen Rip Merle we all miss ya
Listen to that music and then go throw rocks at what they are singing now. Rip hag you were the best of all time. No doubt about it
I don't listen to today's garbage. Thanks YouTube
Merle was a "farmer"; he sowed his wild oats and produced a bumper crop!
Merle was a "farmer"; he sowed his wild oats and produced a bumper crop!
Love Merle
Just love this song and singer N.S.W. Australia
Merle Haggard one of the greatest human beings ever to walk the earth!
You're so right
Agree from aussie.
Absolutely - no one like him - his beautiful, remarkable voice
best voice ever recorded,makes me feel like I am 17 again. will someone please put the song Irma Jackson on here. another one of his master pieces that never gets any attention. he never sang a bad song just good ones and incredible ones. the best ever is gone now friends but his recordings will live on for ever. this icon left us with a treasure trove of superb music to savor for the rest of our lives . we are all truly blessed in that respect. no one will never come close to this mans career. gone but never forgotten.
I agree
Dolly wrote this and a whole lot of other wonderful songs. Merle sure does a great job singing it, as Dolly does! 5-23-19
Dolly did not write this song. It was written by Hugh Moffatt and Pebe Sebert
Love this song yes some good dance music
The man could sing the phone book and made it sound good
So true
Good job!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OYU4Koqb2bc
My Favorite Memory
Love the real country music. Great to hear the vintage songs of Merle and his family.
136 people don't know country music
That's the truth.
All great Artists!But never to be forgotten......now with their maker.
know one will ever replace Merle Haggard
So true
I like this hit.holding a few good cheerful happy dances with some worthwhile memories instored
MY DAD INTRODUCED ME TO MERLE WITH THIS SONG, LOVED HIM EVER AFTER
I'll always love merle haggard
So beautiful
The saxophone in this is great!!!
I agree. That was Don Markham on the Sax.
I've always loved the sax!!!
Merle great song❣️🎸🎸🎸🎸❤️💃🔥never be another Merle 👍👍👍👍💃💃🔥😊🌹❤️💥
122 people without taste buds. What a pity. Another Timeless Classic! Thankyou Mr. Haggard! Rip my friend
The rare talent to write great music, but to also take a song he didn’t write like this and make his own.
That is true.
THANK YOU!!! YOU TUBE ,FOR ALL THE GREAT MUSIC AT MY FINGER TIP, AMAZING, LOVE YOU TUBE
Nobody can hold a candle to Hag. RIP sir. You are missed
Merle his true heart of cowboy . Music true from soul
He’s the best of all time
Oh God. Take care of of the spirits that’s going your way. I know you’ll help God almighty. Your Fan always.......
Oops... Gorgeous song Merle sings it beautifully
Me and my mom loved these songs i miss her so much
The hag no one can ever beat or replace him.
Priceless🎶🎶❤
I have COPD can’t breath sometimes and I weeze
Sorry to hear that.
What can we say about Merle Haggard songs voice,his singing the instruments he plays. Just his songs meanings I just enjoy ,😎🤗😃👍👍🌺🌷
R.I.P. Ginny.
luv merl,,yep.
sad we've lost some good ones
Merle was the best
Thanks for sharing this with us Merle Was The Best, and this is a beautiful song !!!
You are very welcome.
R I P Martin
I love that saxophone!!! Never heard it before!!!
Don Markham played with Merle a very long time
Nice song
only Merle 2018!!!!!!!!!!!
Love you m erle haggard bless you keep singing up in heaven I will keep listening to songs like this RIP God bless you merle..
Good song
Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend someone there
I used to take comfort from long before I met you
And I caught a spark from her eyes of forgotten desire
With a word or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
No-one can light up my 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 make me not feeling 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
Old flames can't hold a candle to you
No-one can light up my night like you do
Flickering embers of love I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you
********************
Flickering embers of love I've known one or two
But old flames can't hold a candle to you, darling.....
I heard in memhis,tn. I forget the year. He was sharing the stage with
All women are unique...
Yes we are
Thanks
The Bing Crosby of the late 20th century.
Great voice