Tears Can Never Drown The Flame Song Lyrics and Chords
Tears Can Never Drown The Flame Song Lyrics and Chords by Slim Whitman
Tears Can Never Drown The Flame
Recorded by Slim Whitman
Written by Steve Nelson and Gene Douglas
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Oh a million tears can never drown the
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flame that's in my heart
It will
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always burn cause I'll always yearn for
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you
And through all these years these lonely years
That
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we've been falling apart
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hasn't been a moment I'm not
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blue
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can't forget you darling so
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please come back to me
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tears have never washed away a
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Though they're streaming down
They'll never drown the
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flame that's in my heart
It will
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always burn until you return to
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Oh a million tears can never drown the
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flame that's in my heart
It will
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always burn cause I'll always yearn for
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you
And through all these years these lonely years
That
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we've been falling apart
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hasn't been a moment I'm not
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blue
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can't forget you darling so
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please come back to me
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tears have never washed away a
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single
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Though they're streaming down
They'll never drown the
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flame that's in my heart
It will
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always burn until you return to
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Tears Can Never Drown The Flame?
- The song Tears Can Never Drown The Flame was sang by Slim Whitman.
Who is Slim Whitman?
- Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. (January 20, 1923 - June 19, 2013), professionally known by the stage name Slim Whitman, was an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his smooth, high, three-octave-range falsetto in a style christened as "countrypolitan". He personally stated that he had sold in excess of 120 million records, although the recorded sales figures give 70 million, during a career that spanned over seven decades, and consisted of a prolific output of over 100 albums and around 500 recorded songs, that not only consisted of country music, but also of contemporary gospel, Broadway show tunes, love songs and standards. In the 1950s, Whitman toured with Elvis Presley as the opening act. In the 1990s and 2000s a new generation was exposed to Whitman through his songs featured in the film Mars Attacks! his famed "Indian Love Call" would kill the invading Martians every time the record was played and his rendition of "I Remember You" was heard in Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.
