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.

Year:

1999

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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

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. After the group temporarily disbanded, Folds performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world. The group reunited in 2011. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor and "Weird Al" Yankovic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge, and Hoodwinked!, Folds produced Amanda Palmer's first solo album and has been a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off … more »

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