I Hope that We Reach the Event Site Today
by Katherine Ashewode
This song was written to vent my frustration at trying to reach an East Kingdom University (March 2004). The directions were confusing and often wrong. The weather was attrocious: rain and a fog as thick as pea soup. Everyone who reached the site on Friday night joined together to commiserate. I decided to add a little cheer by putting their stories into words. Here it is.
We were on our way to the great EKU
We had our directions we knew what to do
So we turned on the offramp and looked for a sign,
But our search was in vain 'cause not one did we fine.
Chorus:
I hope that we reach the event site today,
We try to get close but wind up far away.
These stupid directions they lead us astray,
I hope that we reach the event site today.
We drove up and down, back and forth, far and near.
We drove on those streets for what seemed like a year,
But each time we thought we were near to the site,
The road curved away and it just wasn't right.
Chorus
The sun it was setting, the rain it did pour,
We couldn't imagine a worse fate in store,
Until we looked up and saw to our chagrin
A giant white cloud of thick fog rolling in.
Chorus
We couldn't see anything out through the fog,
For all that we knew we were stuck in a bog,
Forget the directions, forget what they say,
We'll just turn around and hope it's the right way.
Chorus
After hours of driving we head for a light,
And hope against hope it's the EKU site.
And now that we're here don't expect us to stray.
We'll probably be here 'till our dying day.
Chorus