Ben Folds Five(1994-2000) was a three-member band formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who until their breakup in 2000 were a mainstay of piano rock. Much of their work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending. The members of the band were: Ben Folds, the lead singer and pianist, who also wrote most of the songs; Robert Sledgeon bass and Darren Jesseeon drums. The group enjoyed the success of the single Brickin 1998, a ballad written by Folds (with a chorus by Jessee) about his high school girlfriend getting an abortion. This song has, to a large degree, misrepresented the band to fans who aren't familiar with their other work; "Brick" is a serious ballad, whereas most of their music is characterised by jazz inflections and witty, humorous lyrics.
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Eddie Walker Lyrics
Ben Folds Five
Wont you smile you look so shocked
Put the nametag on your smock
Weve come to see you,
Eddie walker
We may pack a little tight
The girl up front says
Its alright
And look theres more of us
Still getting off the bus
We wish youd come back home with us
Eddie walker,
This is your life
This ones you when you were small
Youre learning how to walk
Theyd pick you up
And you keep falling down
There you are with aunt louise
Youre bouncing on her knees
Remember all those trees behind the garden?
Their gone, they all got cut down
When she died
Chorus
Eddie walker, this is your life
You never had a son or a wife
You sure had a hell of a time
Eddie walker, this is your life
This ones you and mary jo
Well she couldnt come
She says hello
No, eddie walker
She doesnt hate your guts
Its just the whole things
Shook her up
How they picked you up
And you kept falling down
Eddie walker, this is your life
Chorus
Eddie walker, this is your life
You never had a coat or a tie
You never had a reason to cry
Woah no no no no oh no
This whole stack and all of these
Are just a mist or overseas
Were gonna leave you
Eddie walker