Here is the NEW version of the song I posted originally 16th November:
* Rewritten chorus melody completely to give it a LIFT!
* Kept the crunchy rhythm guitar throughout to give a common thread
* Drop the dodgy synth bits completely
* Remixed to give it more OOMPH!
https://soundcloud.com/bill-saunders/it-pays-to-join-the-army-version-2(The original version is here: https://soundcloud.com/bill-saunders/it-pays-to-join-the-army)It pays to join the army
Young man walks quickly along emptying city centre streets
Head bent against the wind and rain, weary on his feet
Warm, bright inviting shop front, here’s a career for you
Come on in young man, don’t hesitate, what have you to lose?
Chorus 1 and 2
They say “It pays to join the army and be the best you can
Travel the world and learn new skills to be a better man”
Make lifelong friends, until a bitter end, and
“Make your family proud”
It’s warm in here, the coffee’s good and it’s a decent guy
Who explains it all, sounds so good, sets the young man’s mind alight
Qualifications, career progression and education
Come on in, whatever your faith or sexual orientation
Middle 8/break
If the army’s a hard sell, boy do they do it well
It’s all so fluffy and so friendly, it’s nigh impossible to tell
Why it’s the young man’s father’s nightmare,
“Please son, anything but that”
Last chorus
It pays to join the army, scream commercials on TV
But they never say who’s paying, and where it all might lead
Make lifelong friends, and pray there’s no bitter end, and
Make your family proud