JUEVES - LYRICS ("I’m in the army now – Status Quo")

- I’m in the army now – Status Quo

A vacation in a foreign land,

Uncle Sam does the best he can.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

Now you remember what the draft man said,

nothing to do all day but stay in bed.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

You'll be a hero of the neighbourhood,

nobody knows that you've left for good.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

Smiling faces as you wait to land,

but once you get there no-one gives a damn.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

Hand grenades flying over your head.

Missiles flyin’ over your head,

if you want to survive get out of bed.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

Shots ring out in the dead of night,

the sergeant calls 'Stand up and fight!'

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

You've got your orders to shoot on sight,

your finger's on the trigger but it don't seem right.

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

You're in the army now,

 oh-oo-oh you're in the army now.

Night is falling and you just can't see,

is this illusion or reality?

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army, in the army now

You're in the army now,

oh-oo-oh you're in the army now

Oh-oo-oh you're in the army, in the army now. (x6)

- Notas: Esta es de las canciones con una letra fácil de entender, aunque el cantante de Status Quo parece que cante con una zapatilla en la boca. La canción, sin embargo, es original de Bolland & Bolland.

El tema de la canción es la queja por la vida militar desde los ojos de un supuesto soldado que descubre que las cosas no son como le dijeron antes de alistarse. La verdad es que el protagonista parece un poco vago o jeta porque uno de los argumentos sobre los que basa el haberse alistado es porque es un trabajo en el que pensaba que iba a pasar haciendo el vago en cama todo el día por no haber nada que hacer (“nothing to do all day but stay in bed”).

Según algunas fuentes, la inspiración viene de la guerra de Vietnam cuya realidad sorprendió tanto a los americanos de a pie como a los propios soldados que chocaban con la realidad al llegar a este país.
- 1. “…draft man …” = El “draft” era el alistamiento en la época de la mili de reemplazo, y aquí el “draft man” es la persona encargada de reclutar voluntarios para el ejercito.