A Fire I Can’t Put Out

By George Strait

On Strait from the Heart

Released on May 19, 1983

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[Verse 1]

I'm finding out how hot an old flame can burn

You're a feeling I haven't forgot, a love I can't unlearn

You've become a memory I can't live without

You'll always be a fire I can't put out


[Chorus]

I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind

It's like a lighted candle burning up my mind

At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about

You'll always be a fire I can't put out


[Verse 2]

Embers to ashes, that's how it should be

You'd think by now my heart would know that it could set you free

The things I've tried, the tears I've cried, I guess there's no doubt

You'll always be a fire I can't put out


[Chorus]

I don't know how to handle the dream you left behind

It's like a lighted candle burning up my mind

At least I'm happy knowing what love is all about

You'll always be a fire I can't put out


[Outro]

You'll always be a fire I can't put out