Excess Baggage Lyrics

I need to go now, but there's oh so, so much to take

Please, let me leave it all behind

There must be some, be some mistake

There's too much to take

I'm in my room, but there's no room in my suitcase

For what I should have left behind

And all these things, yes all these pointless possessions

Weigh heavily upon my mind

Some pencils, some pens, several pads of paper

Both hardback and paperback books

Some lightbulbs, some pot plants, some homegrown tomatoes

Recorders, mouth organ and hooks

Fish tank water treatment, a raffia place mat

Three miniature Smart cars and a fork

A guiro, marimbas, salt shaker and cushion

An ornament made out of cork

This was supposed to be my Summer holiday

Leave all my troubles behind

Why did I have to bring everything with me?

I feel like I'm losing my mind

I'm in my room, but there's no room in my suitcase

For what I should have left behind

And all these things, yes all these pointless possessions

Weigh heavily upon my mind

A polythene bag full of long runner beans

A minidisc and TV remote

Some rusty guitar strings, an old mandolin

A drinking straw and a torn raincoat - a torn raincoat?

I need to go now, but there's oh so, so much to take

Please, let me leave it all behind

There must be some, be some mistake

There's too much to take

Too much to take

So let me wake...