Army
"I'm just sitting around the house, freaking out because I don't have any songs and we spent something like $250,000 on the studio already. And then I was thinking...well, I guess you just think about stuff. What do I think about? Well, I remember I was going to join the army to get through school. And I told my father that, and he said, "You're f-----g high." That's exactly what he said...It's neat, because the guy in that song so badly wants to take a left. His dad so badly wants him to go straight, 'cause it like, ruins his life. And the kid's right all along."
-Ben
Well, I thought about the army
Dad said ‘son you’re f-----g 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 Chick-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
Oh
Been thinking a lot today
Been thinking a lot today
(ahhh) Think I’ll write a screenplay
(ahhh) Think I’ll take it to LA
(ahhh) Think I’ll get it done yesterday
(Aw sh--!)
In this time of introspection
On the eve of my election
I say to my reflection
God 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
Been thinking a lot today
Been thinking a lot today
Been thinking a lot today
I thought about the army
Written by Ben Folds.
Appears on TUBORM.
