Born in … Read Full Bio ↴Aaron Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is a country music singer.
Born in Pensacola, Florida, but raised in upstate South Carolina, Tippin performed in local honky-tonks in the 1970s. He competed on TNN's "You Can Be A Star" talent contest in 1986, landed a song publishing contract and moved to Nashville in 1987. During this time he wrote songs for The Kingsmen, David Ball, The Midsouth Boys, Mark Collie, and Charlie Pride. He would spend his nights working at a mill in Kentucky and spend his days driving 60 miles to Nashville to write songs.
Tippin performed his first Nashville nightclub show in 1990, and it earned him a contract with RCA records. His first single, "You've Got to Stand for Something", cracked the top 10 in 1991 and allowed him to go to the Persian Gulf with Bob Hope, to entertain the troops. Then, in 1992, Aaron's single "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With the Radio" stayed at No. 1 for three weeks.
In 1995, Tippin married Thea Corontzos, and he, Thea, and his manager, Billy Craven, created Tippin's company, Tip Top Entertainment. Tippin also opened two hunting supply stores called Aaron Tippin Firearms. One is located close to where he lives in Smithville, Tennessee, and the other run by his father in Oak City, North Carolina.
In 1998, Tippin moved to Lyric Street Records and charted a No.1 hit with "Kiss This", co-written with his wife Thea in 2000. In the wake of 9/11, his patriotic anthem, "Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagle Fly", peaked at No. 2. Both songs crossed over onto the Hot 100 charts; in fact, "Stars And Stripes" was his biggest crossover hit.
In 2006, Tippin started up his own record label, Nippit Records; the label's name is "Tippin" spelled backwards.
Other facts
* Survived lightning strikes on (at least) seven different occasions.
* Was granted pilot licence when he was 15
Without your love
Aaron Tippin Lyrics
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Desperation in my mother's eyes
Factory whistle would wake me in the morning
At night the sirens sang my lullaby
Fought my way out of the blue collar jungle
Heart of leather and hands of steel
Thought I was too much of a sole survivor
But I don't want to live without your love
I don't want to live without your love
I can't take another night
And I've lost the will to fight
I don't want to live without your love
Dance with the Devil in a bottle of whiskey
I paid the fiddler for every song
You'd think with all the lessons learned the hard way
I'd know enough to be strong
But I don't want to live without your love
I don't want to live without your love
I can't take another night
And I've lost the will to fight
I don't want to live without your love
The lyrics to Aaron Tippin's song "Without Your Love" are a raw and honest portrayal of a person who has lived a tough life but has found someone they cannot live without. The first verse paints a picture of a blue-collar upbringing in a rough part of the city, where the factory whistle and sirens were the soundtrack of the day and night. The singer of the song seems to have fought their way out of this life with a heart of steel and a strong will, but they have been blindsided by love and the vulnerability that comes with it.
In the chorus, the singer lays it all out, confessing that they "don't want to live without your love." They feel completely lost and defeated without the love of this person who has captured their heart. The second verse touches on a darker aspect of the singer's past, as they reveal that they have sought solace in the bottle and paid for their mistakes. Despite all their experiences, the singer feels they should have learned to be stronger, but they cannot resist the pull of love, which has reduced them to a state of helplessness.
Overall, "Without Your Love" is a soulful, somber song about the overwhelming power of love and how it can leave even the strongest people feeling powerless and dependent on someone else.
Line by Line Meaning
I was born on the wrong of the city
I was brought into this world in the most unfavorable neighborhood
Desperation in my mother's eyes
My mother had no hope in her eyes, given the circumstances
Factory whistle would wake me in the morning
The harsh sound of the factory whistle would be my morning alarm
At night the sirens sang my lullaby
When I went to bed, I'd hear sirens instead of soothing lullabies
Fought my way out of the blue-collar jungle
I struggled to escape the harsh and difficult life of a working-class person
Heart of leather and hands of steel
I developed a tough exterior and was able to handle anything
Thought I was too much of a sole survivor
I believed I was strong enough to handle anything on my own
To ever feel the way I feel
I never thought that I would experience the level of pain and loneliness that I'm feeling now
But I don't want to live without your love
I realize now that I need your love in my life, and I don't want to imagine living without it
I can't take another night
The thought of spending another night without you is too much for me to bear
And I've lost the will to fight
I'm exhausted from trying to hold on without you, and I don't have the strength or motivation to keep going
Dance with the Devil in a bottle of whiskey
I turned to alcohol to cope and found myself in dangerous situations
I paid the fiddler for every song
I made questionable decisions and had to face the consequences of my actions
You'd think with all the lessons learned the hard way
Given all the mistakes and hardships I've faced, you would assume I'd know better by now
I'd know enough to be strong
I expected myself to be stronger and more resilient, but I'm struggling more than ever
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Bluewater Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Craig Michael Wiseman, Alan Gordon Anderson
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