Army Life Lyrics
You never give up, you never give up, you never give up the army
You never give up, you never give up, you never give up the army
Two years later you're a killing machine
Clean my rifle everyday
I gotta do whatever the army says
Army life is killing me
Walking about with my Tommy gun
Sooner or later you'll end up dead
You'll just be a line in your local paper
Army life is killing me
Army life is killing me
I've gotta get up or I'll be on fatigues
Report to the guardroom for RP's
You've gotta do whatever the army says
Army life is killing me
I joined the army to be a man
But all I learned in eight long years
Is gotta do whatever the army says
Army life is killing me

You never give up, you never give up, you never give up the army You never give up, you never give up, you never give up the army You never give up, you never give up, you never give up the army
Go!
Join the army at seventeen Two years later you're a killing machine Clean my rifle everyday I gotta do whatever the army says
Army life is killing me, me, me, me, me, me Army life is killing me
Went to Belfast just for fucking fun Walking about with my Tommy gun Sooner or later you'll end up dead You'll just be a line in your local paper
Army life is killing me, me, me, me, me, me Army life is killing me
Army life is killing me, me, me, me, me, me Army life is killing me
Reveilles at 6 AM in the morning I've gotta get up or I'll be on fatigues Report to the guardroom for RP's You've gotta do whatever the army says
Army life is killing me, me, me, me, me, me Army life is killing me
I joined the army to learn to kill I joined the army to be a man But all I learned in eight long years Is gotta do whatever the army says
Army life is killing me, me, me, me, me, me Army life is killing me

it means don't join the damn army...

Based on Wattie's actual experiences in the army. He been kicked out because he wanted to dress punk, which obviously didn't go down well!