Song Description

Country rocker about wistful regret

Lyrics

Old Flame
T. Benezra ? P. Bednarski Copyright January 2006

Structure: A A B A B C C A B B (various short ?turns? throughout)



Bb F Bb Bb
You came back from out of the blue

Bb F Bb
Been twenty years since I?d seen you

Eb Bb
Now I?m married and you are too

Bb F Bb Bb F Bb
There?s nothing left to do

Thought we?d have another chance
Reminisce about the past
Relive the passion and romance
Go out for one last dance

Chorus:

Eb Bb
Can?t be lovers and can?t be friends

F Gm
Can?t go down that road again

Eb Bb (hold) (big harmony crescendo! ? 3 part?)
Can?t be lovers and can?t be friends

Bb Eb Bb
So why can?t we just end (last time: Now it?s time for us to end)

I?d been living my own lie
Couldn?t say just how or why
Came to that as years went by
Lord knows how hard I tried

Repeat Chorus

Lead/Break (Ab Eb Bb Gm Ab Eb Bb (2nd) Bb Eb Bb Bb Eb Bb) (x2)

You blew in like a Nor?east wind
Threw my life into a spin
Never thought I?d see you again
No don?t let this begin

Repeat Chorus with last line of chorus changed:

Now it?s time for us to end



Copyright 2006 Benezra and Bednarski