That Old Flame

Album: Cass Country (2015)
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  • Got a message in my mailbox
    From an old friend I hardly see
    All it said was you were trying
    To get in touch with me

    And I stared down at your number
    And I felt passion and I felt fear
    And I wondered what the hell you wanted
    After all these years

    'Cause there is danger in the embers
    And you have only yourself to blame
    If you get burned when you try to rekindle
    That old flame

    Well I know we ended badly
    And I was angry for a long long time
    But I've grown some and I wanted you to know that I'm doing just fine

    And I'm not asking for a replay
    I got no delusions, got no designs
    Can I borrow just a little cup of kindness
    For Auld Lang Syne

    'Cause there is danger in the embers
    And you have only yourself to blame
    If you get burned when you try to rekindle
    That old flame

    Speak to me plain
    Tell me the truth
    Is it really me you miss
    Or just your long lost youth?

    Yeah there is danger in the embers
    And you know nothing, nothing stays the same
    Yeah you can get burned when you try to rekindle
    That old flame
    Yeah you can get burned when you try to rekindle
    That old flame Writer/s: DON HENLEY, STANLEY LYNCH
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing
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