[00:01.12]Toby Keith - Ballad Of Balad
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[00:17.01]Well I quit school in the tenth grade and I grew out my hair.
[00:20.68]I got me a job doin' lawn mower repair.
[00:25.72]I met an army Recruiter down at the Winn-Dixie.
[00:30.31]He said son you've no future, pack up and go with me.
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[00:36.19]Well the first place we landed was a base called Balad.
[00:39.75]They convoyed our asses to a 10 acre faub.
[00:44.78]With my boots and my Cover and an old M-16,
[00:48.89]two bottle of water and a cold MRE.
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[00:55.61]Oh, you meet lots of new friends and you're sure to get paid.
[00:59.92]We'll show you the world and we'll teach you a trade.
[01:06.85]It's not A job, it's an adventure. Oh yes sir I got that,
[01:17.51][01:11.54]but you never told me I'd get my ass shot at.
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[01:24.41]The first night in combat we went on patrol.
[01:27.99]The ambushed our convoy and we chased the assholes.
[01:33.19]We found them all hidin' in The water ditches.
[01:38.06]Took aim and killed all them son of a bitches.
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[01:42.98]Oh, you meet lots of new friends and you're sure to get paid.
[01:49.20]We'll show you the world and we'll teach you a trade.
[01:56.16]It's not A job, it's an adventure. Oh yes sir I got that,
[02:07.01][02:00.89]but you never told me I'd get my ass shot at.
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[02:13.40]Walked in on my buddy with a female marine.
[02:18.58]Ugliest woman that you've ever seen.
[02:23.21]He said why are you laughin', you've got Lots of nerve.
[02:28.50]Over here in the desert, we grade on the curve.
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[02:33.28]Oh, you meet lots of new friends and you're sure to get paid.
[02:37.49]We'll show you the world and we'll teach you a trade.
[02:44.45]It's not A job, it's an adventure. Oh yes sir I got that,
[02:49.17]but you never told me I'd get my ass shot at.
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[02:54.85] "Oh you never told me we'd get his ass shot at.
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