London, Airships, and June

(1960s romantic pop ballad with a bright walking beat and soaring chorus)

Back home folks whisper low and slow

Like every shadow’s gonna know

Every tavern eye keeps watchin’ doors

Every smile hides a little more

But London laughs right in the rain

Steam rolling down the midnight train

“Mind the gap,” those lanterns glow

And nobody cares who hears you joke

Fish and chips wrapped up in paper

Music pouring from the theater

Crowded streets and seaside dunes

And somewhere in it all… there’s June

Oh London, you turned my whole world round

Lifted my boots clean off the ground

Airships drifting silver-blue

But none shine brighter than my June

She talks so plain, she laughs so free

Like life’s a song meant just for me

And every day the whole world blooms

With London, airships, and June

Double-decker evenings rolling by

Smoke and stars up in the sky

Every alley hums alive

Like the city itself survived

No dragon banners overhead

No careful chains on what is said

People argue, people dream

Messy as a living thing can be

And June walks through it all like fire

Pulling wonder ever higher

Makes a simple day feel new

God help me, I’m gone for June

Oh London, you turned my whole world round

Lifted my boots clean off the ground

Airships drifting silver-blue

But none shine brighter than my June

She talks so plain, she laughs so free

Like life’s a song meant just for me

And every day the whole world blooms

With London, airships, and June

Maybe someday I’ll cross the sea

Back to who I used to be

But I ain’t thinking that far ahead tonight

Tonight the engines softly hum

And she takes my shaking hand in one

And suddenly the future feels alive

Oh London, keep your lanterns bright

Keep your underground alive tonight

Keep your wild and crowded tunes

Your salty air and rainy moons

And if tomorrow all this ends

I’ll still thank heaven where I’ve been

For teaching me what freedom means

In London… airships… and June

Mind the gap…

Stand clear the doors…

Next stop… paradise… with June…