# Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the musical group Ben Folds Five. He is widely acclaimed for his prowess as a pianist, songwriter, performer, and multi-instrumentalist.

## Song lyrics
### With Ben Folds Five

* Last night I was east with them And west within Trying to be for you what you wanna see.
** "Best Imitation of Myself", Ben Folds Five (1995).
* I feel like a quote out of context, withholding the rest so I can be for you what you want to see.
** "Best Imitation of Myself", Ben Folds Five (1995).
* Would you look at me I'm crazy But I get the job done Yeah, I'm crazy but I get the job done.
** "Philosophy", Ben Folds Five (1995).
* Now that I have found someone I'm feeling more alone Than I ever have before.
** "Brick", Whatever and Ever Amen (1997).
* All this breathing in Never breathing out.
** "Fair", Whatever and Ever Amen (1997).
* So much time and so little to say..
** "I'm Missing the War", Whatever and Ever Amen (1997).
* You have made me smile again In fact, I might be sore from it. It's been a while I know we've been together many times before I'll see you on the other side.
** "Don't Change Your Plans", The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner (1999).
* Who knows why some satellites come by and by while others disappear into the sky.
** "Michael Praytor", The Sound of the Life of the Mind (2012).
* This morning I wake to be older than you were Fresh white snow for miles Every footstep will be mine.
** "Away When You Were Here", The Sound of the Life of the Mind (2012).

### Solo

* I don't get Many things right the first time In fact, I am told that a lot Now I know all the wrong turns And stumbles and falls Brought me here.
** "The Luckiest", Rockin' the Suburbs (2001).
* Good morning, son In twenty years from now Maybe we'll both sit down and have a few beers And I can tell you 'bout today And how I picked you up and everything changed.
** "Still Fighting It", Rockin' the Suburbs (2001).
* You nodded off in my arms watching tv I won’t move you an inch Even though my arm’s asleep.
** "Gracie", Songs for Silverman (2005).
* Why you gotta act like you know, if you don't know? It's okay if you don't know everything.
** "Bastard", "Songs for Silverman" (2005).
* I refuse to rot like my contemporaries I want to explode in a karaoke supernova I don't wanna grow old Won't you let me, won't you let me explode?
** "Hiro's Song", Songs for Goldfish (2005).
* There's never gonna be a moment of truth for you While the world is watching All you need is the thing you forgotten And that's to learn to live with what you are.
** "Learn to Live with What You Are", Supersunnyspeedgraphic (2006).
* When you don't care then You've got nothing to lose And I won't hesitate Because every moment life is slipping away It's okay.
** "There's Always Someone Cooler Than You", Supersunnyspeedgraphic (2006).
* I stay focused on details It keeps me from feeling the big things But watch the microscope long enough Things that seem still are still changing
** "Still", Supersunnyspeedgraphic (2006).

### BenFolds.com

* "Notes don't make music until you learn to insert silence between them."
** Studio

## External links

* Official website