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By Tommy Green and Harry Quast
Spare me the judgement and save me the time
Light up your candles pour whisky and wine
And we’ll stay up til sunrise and drink to our demise
God only knows what’s in store and in line
Hold on tight
Stay close to me have no fear of the night
I said hold on tight
Stand by your brothers set torches alight
Let death embrace you in her tender arms
As you drop to your knees and fall pray to her charms
So that mothers and daughters may come to no harm
When storms are approaching but waters are calm
Hold on tight
Stay close to me have no fear of the night
I said hold on tight
Stand by your brothers set torches alight
The guns are upon us, our pistols are drawn
We’ll fight through the night and the eye of the storm
I take no delight in my enemy’s scorn
But these bastards won’t last til the light of the dawn
Hold on tight
Stay close to me have no fear of the night
I said hold on tight
Stand by your brothers set torches alight
Now I am home and I’m drowning in gin
I fought for my country, I fought for my kin
I confess to the priest and he told me I’d sinned
But I’m a soldier at heart, I’m a soldier within
Hold on tight
Stay close to me have no fear of the night
I said hold on tight
Stand by your brothers set torches alight
Hold on tight
Stay close to me have no fear of the night
I said hold on tight
Look to your daughter she’s flying her kite
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