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Army Lyrics

Well I thought about the army
Dad said, "Son you're fucking 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 moustache 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 L.A.
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
Because 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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kevin On Apr 16, 2001
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Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

this song is seriously great, and it is about never doing the stuff you always said you would do, it reminds me of anothe bff song, "regrets". great son;g in concert, we did backing stuff - the ba ba ba baa stuff

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

this song is about having all these dreams, and never doing anything to get there, i think. it definitely rocks.

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

I love this song; he's kind of got a sense of bitter and bittersweet humor about the whole thing. By the way, though, I'm pretty sure the line is "got a job at Chick Filet" - as in the fast food restaurant.

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

this song is a great piece of ben folds material. I was at his concert on 6/12/02 in DC and he totally rocked. He said that this song is a true story about him flunking a drum jury exam at the U. Miami, b/c he broke his hand then went broke b/c he was on scholarship. This song is awsome.

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

Again, to add on to jfabaza's comment- this song is a true story and when i saw ben in chicago two days ago, he said he threw the drumset in a lake (i forget which one he said, sorry) or something after the exam.

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

No, it's Chic-Fil-A. That's the way the restaurant's name is spelled.

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

to add to silversky and jfabaza's comments, go to http://www.even-deeper.com/benfoldsfive/interpretations/army_com.html for ben's own comments about this awesome song

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

"Citing artistic differences the band broke up in May and in June reformed without me..." Ouch. I love it. Although, I think we can all agree that, in terms of musical success, our Ben won.

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!! I HEART THE PIANO!!!! its so beautiful

Cover art for Army lyrics by Ben Folds Five

This is a great song