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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Ben Folds Five
Stop the bus
I wanna be lonely
When seconds pass slowly
And years go flying by
You gotta stop the bus
And get off here
And Im leaving this factory
And all she wants
Is food on the table
And I wont be able
To bring it home
And all I want, come on
cause all I need , yeah is free
cause Im a factory
Did mother nature tell you
Boy you come and go as you please
Thats what she said to me
But big brother got the keys
And I got jackson cannery
Woah, woah
Woah, woah
Millionaires (millionaires) and mill rats live side by side (side by side) here,
Messed up my brothers mind (woah!..)
Whos far from earth
And tell me whats he worth? (nothing!)
The same as you , the same as me
In this factory
Did mother nature tell you
Boy you come and go as you please
Thats what she said to me
But big brother got the keys
And I got jackson cannery
Woah, (come on), woah
Woah, (thats pretty good try it again!), (think so? ), woah
Its 4 in the morning
Mother dont know
That Im going far away
Shes whispering to the moon
I hope you dont, join you soon
Baby boss
Climbs up on his soapbox
Great caesars ghost
Knows whats best for me
Stop the bus
Did mother nature tell you
Boy you come and go as you please
Thats what she said to me
But big brother got the keys
And I got jackson cannery
Big brother got the keys
And I got jackson cannery
Big brother got the keys
And I got jackson cannery