Ben Folds - Army

Well I thought about the army
Dad said, son you're funcking high
And I thought, yeah ther's a first for everything
So I took my old man's advice
Three sad semesters
It was only 15 grands spent in bed
I thought about the army
I dropped out and joined a band instead

Grew a moustache and a mullet
Got a job at chick-fil-a
Citing, artistic differences
The band broke up in may
And in june reformed without me
And they'd got a different name
I nuked another grandma's apple pie
And hung my head in shame
o no~

(I've) been thinkin' a lot today
(I've) been thinkin' 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~

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
I try to put it all behind me
But my redneck past is nipping at my heels

(I've) been thinkin' a lot today
(I've) been thinkin' a lot today
I've been thinkin' a lot today
I thought about the army..
Well I thought about the army
Dad said, son you're funcking high
And I thought, yeah ther's a first for everything
So I took my old man's advice
Three sad semesters
It was only 15 grands spent in bed
I thought about the army
I dropped out and joined a band instead

Grew a moustache and a mullet
Got a job at chick-fil-a
Citing, artistic differences
The band broke up in may
And in june reformed without me
And they'd got a different name
I nuked another grandma's apple pie
And hung my head in shame
o no~

(I've) been thinkin' a lot today
(I've) been thinkin' 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~

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
I try to put it all behind me
But my redneck past is nipping at my heels

(I've) been thinkin' a lot today
(I've) been thinkin' a lot today
I've been thinkin' a lot today
I thought about the army..
Ben Folds Five - Army

Music video by Ben Folds Five performing Army. (C) 1999 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

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their first reunion tour back in 2008.

Ben Folds - Myspace Gig - Army

Ben Folds performs 'Army' as part of his myspace gig, webcast live from his studio in Nashville, Tennessee on October 24th 2006.

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