Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Army Bound lyrics

Some modest dreams, they just don't pay out Some modest means don't leave much way out In every cradle there's a grave now In every owner there's a slave now Heard somewhere that there is a place now Someone who'll catch you on your way down But in every captain there's a kid now In every chaplain there's an id now So make sure you keep your bunk beds made One day you'll see your bunker walls degrade And in every garden there's a snake now In every pardon there's mistake now When you fall on the ground Not a sound, army bound When you're all no account No amount, army bound When your vests or your gowns Hand-me-downs, army bound When what's next looks unsound Shaky ground, army bound Working hard for a round To the crown, army bound While you march from your town To renown, army bound