Toby Keith - Ballad Of Balad

intro
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well i quit school at the 10th grade and i grew out my hair
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i got me a job doing lawn mover repair
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i met an army recruiter down at the win dixi
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he said son you no future pack up and go with me .
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the first place we landed was a base called bullot
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they convoyed are asses to A 10 acre fob
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with my boots and my cover and an old m – 16
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two bottles of water and a cold mre

chorus
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oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
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well show you the world and teach you a trade
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not a job its an adventure , oh yes sir i got that ,
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but you never told me i get my ass shot at

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the first night on combat we went on patrol
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they ambushed our convoy and we chased the assholes
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we found them all hiding in low water ditches
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took aim and we killed all of them son of a bitches

chorus
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oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
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well show you the world and teach you a trade
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not a job its an adventure , oh yes sir i got that ,
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but you never told me i get my ass shot at

slow singe strum :
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walked in on my buddy with female mp ,
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ugliest woman youve ever seen
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he said why are you laughing you have lots of nerve
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over here in the desert we grade on a curve

chorus
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oh you meet lots of new friends and sure to get paid
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well show you the world and teach you a trade
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not a job its an adventure , oh yes sir i got that ,
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but you never told me i get my ass shot at

slow :
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no you never told him hed get his ass shot at