Sure Fire Old Flame

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Sure Fire Old FlameCheap whiskey can’t fight the chill, as the hours slowly passMy loneliness chokes the night, like a candle under glassBut I’ve got a memory, workin’ at a coffee shopWhen beat cops finish their pie, she gets off at one o’clockFriction that once doomed us, still fuels our desirethough back then it consumed us, like brush in a fireNow she’s a sure fire old flameStokin’ my heart with steamI’m callin’ out her nameIn a firewater dreamThe night grows colderStittin’ here in the darkWhen mem’ries smolderAll they need is a sparkMy conscience is a liarThere’s no sin or shameNothin’ burns higherThan a sure fire old flameShe’s there countin’ up her tips, with her back to the doorBut she stills feel me out here, like a hundred times beforeAnd I know she won’t lock up, look at me then turn n goO Because it's been awhile, and her heart is burnin’ lowWhy hasn’t she found another, she’s got beauty and timeMaybe she don’t need a lover, cos she knows that I’mChorusWe’ll share a bottle back at her placeAnd fight about the past until we can’t fight itMake love in sheets of shadow and laceYou can’t put out passion that’s been ignitedChorus©2007 Robert George