Carry-On

Carry on important stuff

Luggage disappears enough

If you need to check a bag

Say “goodbye” before

Once I booked a flight from here down to Houston

Brought my new guitar, I thought it might be fun

I asked the nice young man to place it

In the cargo hold

Though I’d flown before, I still was naive, man

Though ten years have passed, it still makes me mad, man

When I reached my destination

That guitar was toast

Carry on your fragile stuff

Baggage handlers can be rough

If you need to check a bag

Say “goodbye” before

Masquerading as a man just arriving

Waiting at the baggage claim, while conniving

He sets his sights upon some luggage, that’s

gone around three times or more

On his stony face he shows no emotion

Biding time until he sees a commotion

He quickly picks up someone’s suitcase

Then he walks right out the door

Carry on the things you like

Never know when thieves will strike

If you need to check a bag

Say “goodbye” before, Oh!

Carry-on, you can fit everything in

Carry-on, to that large overhead bin

Now your suitcases are empty

But your hand bag might explode!

Carry-on don’t care ‘bout weight

You can sneak it through the gate

If you need to check a bag

Say “goodbye”, say, “goodbye” before!

Pack more!