We got just five minutes.
'Til the man cuts a rope
And we pull away.
And there were no dry eyes.
Try to keep yours to mine.
There will be no guarantee
Of return.
And it might be running out,
Look around,
We shut it down.
We had a hell of a run.
Hold on to your hat,
Here we go.
Long way to go,
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
Long way to go,
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
And the clock says (hey)
(Do do do do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do)
Yeah we got just three minutes
'Til this all turns to mist,
And the mist burns away,
You'll walk alone,
Back into the day.
So let's drink up now,
Or we can pour the rest of it out.
Oh, but don't let this moment slip away.
Have we learned anything
Anything, I gotta think
Maybe we learned when to hush.
Hold on, here we go.
Long way to go,
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
Long way to go,
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
And the clock says (hey)
(Do do do do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do)
Yeah we've got just one minute
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
Long way to go,
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
Long way to go,
Long way to go,
Long way to go.
(Hey)
(Do do do do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do)
Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Greensboro, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the eponymous frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again during their reunion from 2011 to 2013. He has recorded a number of solo albums – the most recent of which, What Matters Most, was released in June 2023. He has also collaborated with musicians such as Regina Spektor, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and yMusic, and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with actor William Shatner and authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. Since May 2017, he has been the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Folds has frequently performed arrangements of his music with uncommon instrumentation for rock and pop music, including symphony orchestras and a cappella groups. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Hoodwinked!, and Over the Hedge, Folds has produced several albums, including Amanda Palmer's first solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer in 2008.
Folds was a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off from 2009 to 2013. In July 2019, Folds published his first book, a memoir, titled A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.
