"Zeppelin Over Tipton"

1.⁠ ⁠In Tipton town as day grew dim,
   The workers trudged, tired and grim.
   A distant roar filled folk with fright,
   Through fire and fear, we held on tight.

2.⁠ ⁠The Zeppelin loomed, a beast of war,
   Its bombs rained down with mighty roar.
   Union Street crumbled, homes laid low,
   Through fire and fear, we held on so.

3.⁠ ⁠In Tivoli, pints stood untouched,
   As men rushed out, by duty clutched.
   Fourteen souls lost, gone in a flash,
   Through fire and fear, we stood steadfast.

4.⁠ ⁠Thomas Morris ran home in dread,
   To find his world in ruin spread.
   Wife and children, now with the Lord,
   Through fire and fear, we still endured.

5.⁠ ⁠Dawn revealed our town transformed,
   Faces sooted, hearts forlorn.
   Yet from the ashes, hope still gleamed,
   Through fire and fear, we stood redeemed.

Bridge:
   A hundred years have come and gone,
   But we remember that grim dawn.
   When war reached out and struck our door,
   And changed our lives forevermore.
   Old Tipton's tale, we'll always tell,
   Of how united, we prevailed.

6.⁠ ⁠Now Tipton stands, unbowed and strong,
   A testament to righting wrong.
   When Zeppelins brought the Great War home,
   Through fire and fear, we weren't alone.

Zeppelin Over Tipton - The Night of 31 January 1916

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DANCE AWAY WITH YOU
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CREDITS
Easton Driver - Lead Vocals
Jonah Krull - Electric Guitars, Lap Steel
Chris Chafin - Acoustic Guitars
Tim McDonald - Piano, Hammond B3
Bass - TBD
Glenn Welman - Drums, Percussion

Written/Produced by Chris Chafin

LYRICS
They say time heals all wounds
That's not something I trust
Time's betrayed me all of my life
Thinking there would always be enough

The light around me is fading 
Goals of yesterday far behind
Life's desire is winding down
New ambition is hard to find

Soon I'll leave for higher ground
Who will help see me through

It's all breaking down around me
This wasn't part of my plan
I never thought that tomorrow
Was something I would outrun

Soon I'll leave for higher ground
Who will help see me through

My time is drawing near
I need you to help see me through
Please sing to me sweet songs of love
I just want to dance away with you

My blue eyes are turning gray
Memories have grown weaker too
I don't care what's left for me
If I can just dance away with you

My time here has drawn to a close
I need you to help see me through
Please whisper to me sweet songs of love
I just want to dance away with you

My blue eyes have turned to gray
Memories no longer seem true
I've got nothing left to give
Except dance away with you

The light has faded away
Nothing left to decide
Please hold me tight and dance with me
As I drift off away by your side

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On this dark, dark night.
Look to your left and right, only one of us will go home 
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It’s still, there’s no wind, and the sweat crawls down, it runs in my eye.
On this still, still night. 
Look to your left and right, only one of us will go home 
from Somme.

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Look to your left and right, only one of us will go home 
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But all I’m saying is the price we’re paying is high.  So very high.

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