Verse 1 <\/p>\n
I got this email in my inbox early one Monday morning
\nAsking me if I was free and available for performing
\nWhen I saw where I could barely contain my glee
\n\u201cThe Isle of Wight Festival\u201d? I was like \u201cYes please\u201d
\nWe get our set time and it\u2019s 4:45
\nBut 2 hours before is when we\u2019re told to arrive
\nAccording to Satnav it\u2019s a 3hr drive
\nSo if we leave at 9, everything should be fine
\nBut yo, tragedy occurred from the moment we left
\nThe traffic was a mess and every single light was red
\nNow we\u2019re stuck behind a learner moving at a slow pace
\nIf he doesn\u2019t move soon I\u2019ma commit road rage
\nBut finally we get to the port all hot and sweaty
\nWith 2 minutes to go to get on board our ferry
\nBut it\u2019s at that point we realise our mistake
\nWe\u2019re at the wrong one and ours is 3 miles away<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when I get on the phone to the organisers
\nAnd I\u2019m like \u201cGuys, we\u2019re still our way\u2026
\nBut there\u2019s been a delay\u2026
\nSo whatever you do, please\u2026 just\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Chorus<\/p>\n
Hold On – I\u2019m coming x 4<\/p>\n
Verse 2<\/p>\n
So now we\u2019re racing across town to reach the other port
\nOur tickets have expired so we\u2019ve had to buy some more
\nBut I don\u2019t even care we just need to get there quickly
\nCoz if we miss our set neither of us will forgive me
\nThe next ferry isn\u2019t until twenty to 4
\nWhich gives us just over an hour till we need to perform
\nThe journey itself is only 20 minutes in duration
\nIt\u2019s cutting it pretty fine, but we might just make it
\nThe car park is in a shopping centre that\u2019s adjacent
\nBut it\u2019s Saturday so naturally every space is taken
\nWe dump the car and now we\u2019re struggling to find our way round
\nI look at Cal who\u2019s on the verge of nervous breakdown
\nIt\u2019s no wonder that we can\u2019t find our destination
\nI mean, who puts a port inside a train station?!
\nBut finally we find it and we get on the boat
\nWe\u2019re not home free but I refuse to give up hope<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when Cal\u2019s like \u201cHow are we getting there once we arrive?\u201d
\nAnd I\u2019m like \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d
\nHe\u2019s like \u201cYou do know the whole island isn\u2019t a festival yeah?\u201d
\nAnd I\u2019m like uhh\u2026 yeah?<\/p>\n
Verse 3<\/p>\n
20 minutes later and we\u2019re on the other side
\nTime is really of the essence coz we\u2019re on in 45
\nWe try to grab a taxi but there isn\u2019t one in sight
\nKind of ironic really for a place that\u2019s called \u2018Ryde\u2019
\nEventually we get one and we chuck our stuff in it
\nAnd the driver says the journey\u2019s about 25 minutes
\nI\u2019m staring at the clock now watching the seconds ticking
\nOur set\u2019s in half an hour, please God don\u2019t let us miss it
\nHe drops us off outside and we run to get our wristbands
\nThen try to find our stage coz we ain\u2019t got time for chit chat
\nBut the crowd is thick with people partying and drinking
\nAnd everybody that we ask tells us something different
\nWe get there at 4:44 on the dot
\n– Praying that we haven\u2019t missed our slot
\nWe find the stage manager who\u2019s the one in charge and has the power
\nWho says \u201cNah, you boys aren\u2019t on for another hour\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s when me and Cal look at each other\u2026
\nAnd to be honest, I don\u2019t know whether to laugh or cry
\nBut you know what?
\nIt doesn\u2019t matter man
\nCoz either way\u2026
\nWe made iiiiiiiiiiiiit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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