Army

About Army

"Army" is an alternative rock song by the band Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. It reached number 28 on the charts in the UK.

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Well I thought about the army, 
Dad said, son you're fuckin high. 
And I thought, yeah there's a first for everything, 
So I took my old man's advice. 
Three sad semesters, 
It was only fifteen grand. 
Spent in bed I thought about the army,
I dropped out and joined a band instead.

Grew a mustache and a mullet, 
Got a job at chic-fil-a. 
Citing artistic differences the band broke up in May,
And in June reformed without me, and they got a different name. 
I nuked another grandma's apple pie 
And hung my head in shame. 

Been thinking a lot today. 
Been thinking a lot today.
 
Oh, I think I'll write a screenplay. 
Oh, I think I'll take it to LA. 
Oh, I think I'll get it done yesterday (aw shit).

In this time of introspection.
On the eve of my election, 
I say to my reflection 
God, please spare me more rejection. 
Cause my peers they criticize me, 
And my ex-wives all despise me.
Try to put it all behind me, 
But my redneck past is nipping at my heels 
 
I've been thinking a lot today.
I've been thinking a lot today.
I've been thinking a lot today.
I thought about the army

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Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, melodica, principal songwriting), Robert Sledge (bass, contrabass, synthesizer, backing vocals), and Darren Jessee (drums, percussion, backing vocals, songwriter, and co-writer for some songs). The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes. The band is best known for the hit single "Brick" from their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, which gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations. During their seven years together, the band released three proper studio records, one retrospective album of B-sides and outtakes, and eight singles. They also contributed to a number o… more »

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