Family Flight to Tassie (Sequel)

[Spoken Intro] “We’ve never flown together before… but here we are… family flight to Tassie.” [Verse 1] Well the day arrived, bags at the door Not sure I wanna do this anymore Headed to the airport, now we’re inbound Reckon I’ll end up “lost and found” Youngins’ say… “you’ll be right” [Pre-Chorus] They drop us off, then park themselves Left with bags there at the doors Actin’ like we’ve flown before [Chorus] Here we go… family flight to Tassie Thought we’d be fine… turns out it’s crazy Bit of stress, bit of fright But we’re all along for the ride Here we go… up in the sky now Holdin’ it together… don’t ask me how Laughin’ through it, come what may Family flight to Tassie… underway [Verse 2] Bags checked in, headin’ to the scanner Pa’s all nervous, meds in his bag Growin’ old sucks… he needs ’em now Hopin’ they don’t pull him up somehow Nah… he clears the scanner No probs at all, even the cochleas Didn’t set it off… he’s all clear [Chorus] Here we go… family flight to Tassie Thought we’d be fine… turns out it’s crazy [Verse 3] Now it’s Ma’s turn… didn’t expect a fuss Step in the scanner, “arms up” “Try that again”… what’s goin’ on? “Step out here”… now somethin’s wrong “Mind if I pat down your leg?” “Well sure… go on, what the heck” One’s just bigger, that’s all it shows Must be extra fluid, I suppose Told you… old age sucks [Verse 4] Youngin’s turn, cool and collected Chester scans clear, no issue detected Carry-on checked… full of gear Gotta have somethin’ to do in here Danaè steps up, no stress at all “Arms up please”… then comes the call “Let’s try again”… somethin’ not right That boot’s been playin’ up from the start Boots off quick, into the tray Back through the scanner… all okay Cheers and laughs, she’s through clean Just those yella boots… thicker tread, it seems [Chorus] Here we go… family flight to Tassie Thought we’d be fine… turns out it’s crazy Bit of stress, bit of fright But we’re all along for the ride Here we go… up in the sky now Holdin’ it together… don’t ask me how Laughin’ through it, come what may Family flight to Tassie… underway [Verse 5] Board the plane, Row 19 we sit Right on the wing… not lovin’ it “Ready for take-off”… then delay “Ten more minutes,” they say I look around, everyone’s set All glued to their own little screens Kids on games, videos play Guess this is how you fly today Reckon I might be gettin’ old But I still know how to join the fold Pull out my Samsung, have a go Tryin’ to fit in with the flow Playin’ solitaire, nice and slow Just me and my digital mate, you know [Verse 6] “Chew the gum,” they say Helps with ear pressure on the way Didn’t mention turbulence Hittin’ clouds that bounce like this Little drop… [beat] gulp Swallowed that gum So much for that plan [Outro] Here we go… family flight to Tassie Thought we’d be fine… turns out it’s crazy Ma and Pa survived their first flight together Through the chaos, the scans, and the weather Bit of stress, bit of fright But we made it through the flight Youngins’ lookin’ proud… give a grin Like “yeah… we got the old ones in” Wouldn’t trade it, truth be told Just another story we’ll be talkin’ about when we’re old Landed in Tasmania… can’t believe we made it through And somehow… [pause] we’ve got to do it all again too [SHORT music outro]