The narrator, part of a band, faces personal and logistical challenges before a spring tour. Misunderstandings with his wife about transportation lead to tension. Navigating through a new venue in Bury St Edmunds becomes stressful as he finds himself lost, reflecting on his wife's anger. After the first gig, errors during the performance lead to self-effacing humor among band members as they bond over post-gig critique, drinking together and celebrating small victories amid the chaos of touring life.
"You're completely screwing me over," she says. I think: man, she really is angry. This is a genuine misunderstanding, I say."
"By my reckoning that riff appears in the song 13 times, I say. Tonight I played it correctly on nine occasions. Not bad, says the fiddle player."
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