Ill-Equipped

from Get Ye Up by The Mispronouncer

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1. Those in the know list their credentials.
Burdened by their version of the bare essentials.
You can break the bank at outdoor outfitters
Or use what you’ve already got and not be a quitter.
If the going gets rough, I guess we’ll make do.
Somehow I doubt a third pair of socks’ll save you.
And if it rains, I guess I’ll get drenched,
And keep moving forward with my teeth clenched.
Not gonna waste time upset I forgot
A pile of supplies I might wish I’d brought.
I’d rather miss two things I lack,
Than can carry one thing I don’t need on my back.
I know what type of amateur I look like:
The type that woke up, got dressed, took a hike
In the wrong kind of shoes, wearing second-hand gear.
But even decked out experts must acknowledge that I’m here.
It just smacks of arrogance
When you conflate being well-equipped with preparedness.
Buying all the right gear way in advance
Like if you spend enough, you’re not taking a chance.
But the number of potential mishaps is infinite.
And what you can lug along is limited, isn’t it?
So the odds that what you’re carrying is gonna correspond
To whatever goes wrong have gotta be pretty long.
But if it makes you happier to dress the part,
Then I guess go for it, buddy, bless your heart.
Just don’t let it make you feel too secure.
Be resourceful. Learn to endure.
There’s always something coming you could never predict.
There’s always something coming for which you’re ill-equipped.
People on the trail are gonna look you up and down say, “Traveling light.”
Just smile and say, “That’s right.”

Outro: Happy trails to you until we meet again.
May whatever you don’t have not turn you back.
Happy trails to you until we meet again.
May whatever you do have come in handy (x4).