Can You Take It
U.S. Army Airborne Lyrics

I heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you've been messin' around
They say you've got a boy friend
You're out late every weekend
They're talking about you and it's bringing me down
But I know the neighborhood
And talk is cheap when the story is good
And the tales grow taller on down the line
So I'm telling you babe

That I don't think it's true babe
But even if it is keep this in mind
You take it on the run babe
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run
You're thinkin' up your white lies
You're puttin' on your bedroom eyes
You say you're comin' home but you won't say when
But I can feel it's comin'
If you leave tonight keep running
And you need never look back again
You take it on the run babe
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run
You take it on the run babe
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run
You take it on the run babe
If that's the way you want it baby
Then I don't want you around
I don't believe it not for a minute
You're under the gun so you take it on the run
I heard it from a friend who
Heard it from a friend who
Heard it from another you've been messin' around

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Comments from YouTube:

Hsutheguard

1y↑1.7K

You're the most Specialist looking officer I've ever seen

H. Clif Gregory

1y↑72

Looks like a short E3. LOL

LOVESTAR

1y↑89

asvab waiver company commander 😂

LETerRIP

1y↑11

😂😂😂 made me laugh out loud. Thanks.

MrStaybrown

1y↑21

He looks old enough to be a Colonel with them bushy eyebrows and long hair

Blue Duck

1y↑18

E4 mafia

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Zach

1y↑682

Damm the national guard hair regs keep getting better

Jermayne Spence

1y↑38

What regs 😭😂

David Kenway

1y↑9

This isn’t ok on active duty? 👀

Alan Taylor

1y↑19

Unacceptable

ImaSeal ARPARPARPARP

1y↑15

@David Kenway no the sides are too long. Top could probably pass as long as he can fit on cover and Kevlar

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Drunk_By_Noon

1y↑79

It's like what Rob O'Neill says, when you have a problem when you're jumping you have the rest of your life to find a solution lol

Keyko Santana

I like this

Chongus Dongus

1y↑1.4K

“You know, I heard one in five people don't even make it to the ground” “What do you mean they don't make it to the ground? Where do they go?”

Tom Harrell

1y↑53

see,this guy knows the truth
Edit...first a lot of people get booted before graduating so that's the first way....the second way is that when you jump out of a perfectly good airplane there are so many thing that can cause you not to make it,but the most prevalent reason is flack...that's enemy fire like did you know that anti aircraft fire is not a round fired directly through the plane its more like an air mine...it explodes near the plane and sends an expanding sphere of shrapnel in every direction...now a plane is made of metal but a person is not...so dropping under fire means you must pass through that envelope of death to make it and if you do then your a lucky one.

Anthony Lim

1y↑27

AIR ASSAULT

Justin Taylor

1y↑55

@Tom Harrell this guy was quoting a kid’s tv show.

Joshua

1y↑26

Flying Spaghetti Monster. Just snatches them out of the air and gobbles them. It’s a problem.

Malcolm Meer

1y↑6

Oh. I'm a walking example of failing not to find the ground. I found it a bit to fast on my last jump

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Jaketheaxman

1y↑101

"What happened to him?"
"Well, instead of slowly being carried to the ground by the parachute, he decided to pilot his chute into a tornado to do some sick tricks and it chucked him into space. This happens to 1 out of every 6 airborne troops."

Beverly Thompson

1y↑1

That's sounds just like suicide to me.

Airborne1975

45w

I always loved going Airborne into space. I just can't get over his fuckin hair. Maybe if he cuts it he won't worry. No way hes active

Let's Talk About Prepping

41w

That's how space force recruiters get ya

Randall Lusk

1y↑89

To damn funny! Spent 20 years on jump status. Old retired Master Sergeant here. RLTW!

mamixon100

1y↑1

Thank you.

Beverly Thompson

1y↑1

Hello Master Sergeant, you should never call yourself Old! I'm sure you still can run circles around all those younger rookies. With 20 years under your belt you just got what it takes.

Beverly Thompson

@Snap Comps yah! I'm still hanging in there. 🤣🤣🤣

josh arnold

Mechanized Leads The Way brother! 😂

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_oskr

1y↑839

A few friends of mine are still hanging up there

Justin Taylor

1y↑47

😔😔😔

edward rod

1y↑20

We're they the first people to join space Force 🤔. Into the skyyy!

J Dizzle

1y↑5

@Justin Taylor aye sometimes you get caught in a thermal dog and refuse to slip out

Bob Rice

1y↑4

I am honestly surprised at the lack of race jokes this comment could’ve easily spawned.

dilsquid

1y↑1

I can think of plenty of things you could land on besides the ground.

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Salvatore Corleone

1y↑13

When I was a kid and heard the term “airborne” for the first time I thought it meant you were just born in an airplane.

Kahin Ahmed

LOL 😂

Grant Ross

1y↑14

Two spinal surgeries later I’m a very broken but proud paratrooper. Stay safe fellow Sky God!

Spencer

1y↑152

Much like the old saying “driving fast doesn’t kill you, it’s the speed at which you suddenly become stationary that will”

Steve Harris

1y↑11

graduated jump school in November 1977, congratulations and welcome to the club

Kyle Bickley

1y↑1

you really think the standard drop that much in Air Borne? look at this chump! if he is army his standards suck for discipline, standards, and paying attention to detail. I have never seen an officer look like Elvis Presley in my life. I spent 12 years in the military. Even my sergeant major would call this guy out!

Steve Harris

1y↑2

@Kyle Bickley In national guard units this is kind of the norm and it has been for many years. And most of the officers that attend airborne school do not serve in airborne units. From his other videos it looks like he is an ROTC instructor, they do not hold the same standards as the 82nd or the Ranger Btns. And no you would not see a captain looking like this in either of those units

Keaton Ward

@Steve Harris 1 fury or 2 fury???

Keaton Ward

@Steve Harris if an 03 was caught walking around like this on Bragg... Every 04 and up would get a phone call

steveabn

@Keaton Ward 1/508 but this was when they were in Panama not part of division, I was in the 1/504 in division and yes division standards are different, had some pog E-7 that tried to chew us out one time as he stated a high and tight was a fad hair cut and against army regs, we laughed at him

Force_of_Will_MTG

1y↑21

Surprised she didn’t ask why you have a pre-pubescent caterpillar crawling across your lip

BeigeFunk

1y↑10

Love the 80s stache 👍

Steve Fowler

That's hardly classified as a stache....

b smith

1y↑3

It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the end.

William

46w

No it's "the bounce" just have to grip the grass as hard as you can when you hit

b smith

46w

@William Feel free to personally test your theory.

William

46w

@b smith DS at Ft. Benning will tell you the same thing 😆 🤣 😂

Joshua Helms

1y↑87

To me, it sounds like her fear was of getting stuck in the trees, or caught up on some thing as you’re falling.

IraqiMcdonalds

1y↑5

Especially hitting deep water, that would suck

Michael Simmons

1y↑2

I wonder if she ment his soul and body got separated during the fall?

Raised-by-Puerto-Ricans

1y↑1

Yeah... Caught in a tree or the tide

HAZMATT

That’s what I thought too. Or like a radio tower (oh jeez)

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Aaron Thomas

1y↑6

I mean. Sounds like she meant getting stuck in a tree, powerline, or hitting water instead. She probably thought she offended or scared you and tried to walk it back.

AndrewDangerously

1y↑2

I'm glad my company commander was an adult.

Cecil Gallimore

1y↑31

Dude come on you know you freak all the way out if you jumped out of a plane and then just whiffed right into space 😂

Flores Chris

Newton law, silly ol question,

GoodFelloo

1y↑5

Imagine your chute deploys and you start ascending to the damn EXOSPHERE

x

sounds like a design flaw

Douglas Schneider

1y↑2

You don't fall quick, it's the ground that comes up too fast. Never forget, once you're Airborne-- the world revolves around YOU

Caleb Wagner

1y↑4

“Now I’m worried about what would happen if I miss”
Would have been better

Hakim

1y↑2

Drake: "yknow one in seven people don't make it to the ground"
Josh: "what do you mean they don't hit the ground, where do they go then?"

Rusty Shackleford

1y↑16

Nobody in uniform should be doing TikTok videos

John Haggart

Paratroopers do what we want.

ButtFingerz

He’s an officer.

Cotton Mouth

1y↑1

@John Haggart that’s the most boot shit I ever heard

John Haggart

Think what you want. Are you leg by chance?

STH

Shut up?

Peter Emig

It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the end ..

Jason Blanchfield

1y↑1

Its not the fall that kills you, its the sudden stop.

Ben M

1y↑1

It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop 😂

DeviousDefiler

1y↑3

Been following you since you were a plebe. I've been in for 2.5 years now, in part because of you. Appreciate all your videos sir

Jtsniper

1y↑3

That what I tell my dad, I'm not scared of heights I'm just scared of what the ground will do to me when I hit it.

JenErik🤘

1y↑1

I'm not scared of heights, I'm scared of being on something unstable, high above the ground.

Blazing Phoenix

1y↑1

Imagine just flying forever, free bird playing, nothing but you, the chute, and the wind in your terrified and confused face

Stacey Welch

You said it!! The school system is the booger issue

Clay Gabhart

1y↑8

I've been retired since 04. But from 82 to 04 I can promise you that haircut wouldn't fly. Particularly with a company grade officer.

Justin Taylor

1y↑2

Regulations changed in the last few years that refined a bit how long hair can be. Not saying I don’t toe the line but I keep it within the left and right limits.

Clay Gabhart

@Justin Taylor No worries. My ID card says "retired old fart" now. My opinion doesn't matter as long as you got the back of those on either side.

Justin Taylor

1y↑1

@Clay Gabhart I’d say your opinion definitely matters! To a lot of people I’m sure you are the face of the veteran community because you might be the only one they know. I value the opinions of the people who came before me.

Clay Gabhart

@Justin Taylor Very kind of you to say. Thank you. I'm still around the uniform, to a degree. Currently working a project with folks from Tampa, Eglin and Hurlburt. I have a few miles left in the tank, just need more maintenance these days than I once did. Best wishes to you Captain.

Travis Westwood

Smart and educated are two different things. Sounds like this poor station attendant is holding the short end of both. Bless her abundantly. Good luck to you as well ARMY.

Jonathan Black

I remember the Black Hats saying, "you have to jump 5 times, but only have to land 4 of them successfully."

Dj ENI3L

1y↑4

I see all these newer videos of Soldiers, Marines,ect. It seems like you can wear your hair longer, then when I was in from 99-02.

Justin Taylor

1y↑2

Not sure for Marines but for the Army the regs updated recently and refined a bit on how long it can be. Plus it’s a cultural shift generally among younger soldiers.

you mad mad 🤣

1y↑1

Wow she really asked if he was ever scared he wouldn't hit the ground just wow

shsuususjs snjsus

It's that sudden stop that gets you

EL Ives

1y↑3

I mean maybe she’s asking if you ever get scared of like getting snagged in a tree. Or getting shot out of the air or something. Idk

michaelegotti

1y↑2

yoo ur a captain now, you've gone so far brodie

J B

1y↑1

It's the same thing as the fear of flying. It's not the flying that'll kill ya, it's the sudden & abrupt halt after an uncontrolled decent - if something goes wrong up there. Lol. Preparation is everything.

David Pelizzari

1y↑5

Sir, you need a damn haircut, AR670-1

Robert Chantry

My buddy in Airborn would always say when asked how many JUMPS. " Pushed, thrown, kicked, tossed, shoved ..... 29 times. No jumps " what a character

2intrigued

1y↑65

She assumed you knew what she was talking about

daniel ramirez

1y↑6

No one assumes what she was talking about.

Bennnee

1y↑1

Idk, it's more like she doesn't understand in my opinion.

Ace Widdlewade

1y↑1

@Bennnee hitting the propeller is my guess

Blayze

1y↑3

@Ace Widdlewade its was paratroopers in ww2 that got stuck in trees and shot before they could ever hit the ground

Michael Simmons

@Blayze thinking about it, a shotgun is a great tool for dealing with airborne before they hit the ground.

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Grim Reaper

Basically she asked "but what if you miss"

ASAP 313

1y↑3

How old are you cause you're a captain? How long did it take for you to get that rank?

Justin Taylor

Just turned 27 this week. Hit captain at 26. That’s pretty average if you commission at 22 and you hit captain at your 4 year mark.

Frozen Hawk Hunter

Sorry you had to run into someone that slow. Hope everything goes well for you and that you can walk away from all your jumps.

Sicarioloco187

She knows something we don’t, we need to find her and get that intel

Jane Doe

If they can’t work out how the ground works…… they need you protection all the more.

Richie Collins

1y↑4

The SAD thing is, this isn't a joke. Homeschool your children people

John Doe

Yeah, that’ll solve it

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Fishing the 207

I’m impressed he found his way back from the gas station without a impromptu land nab course 😂😂😂 just kidding 😂 thanks for everything y’all do

Duc Ly

Old high school friend of mine enlisted in 1989 right after high school. We reconnected after he left the Army. I asked him wtf happened to your ankle? You broke it jumping out of the airplane? He said no man I crashed y motorcycle on the base. I started cracking up. Dude’s a retire firefighter captain now.

Azshara

1y↑3

Sir. Please stop talking. Your 1SG would not approve of this message.

gregory galloway

You are a good Captain, you're a gentleman and you have a good soul. I can think about 10 things that I would have said but you definitely did the Army proud.

Justin Taylor

She’s a really nice lady and we laughed about it afterwords. I work out of a University far away from any Military posts so I try really hard to leave a friendly impression on people in town.

Airborne grunt

1y↑73

Guess grooming standards have dropped since I was in.

Randel Clawson

1y↑11

Has more hair on his head than any 4 PFCs you can pick.

J.B.

1y↑15

O's make the rules, they don't follow them.

Brandon Reynolds

1y↑6

no, the new norm is that regs do not apply to officers

Elessar

1y↑9

Only for officers. My ass would have still gotten torn up for that when I was in a few years back

Skeletor

1y↑3

My ass would get torn up for looking like that.

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Melvin Fernandez

The speed and how well you land. 👍🏽😁

Unknown __

1y↑6

Just another Captain that hasn't done anything in his career except exist. Good Job....

Justin Taylor

1y↑8

Bro I am so good at PowerPoint and collecting maintenance reports you have no idea

Reginald Welkin

"Don't worry, the ground'll catch ya!"

Mr Potato

reminds me of when i was young kid and my grandpa asked this young adult if passenger trains came through the mountain on the railway. her response was "what's a passenger train?" me and my grandpa just started laughing in front of this poor girl. I couldn't hold it in after my grandpa started doing his iconic laugh.

Drunken Shooter

1y↑5

A whole captain acting like a boot flexing his airborne patch.. take this down sir. It's cringe

Bluesteel Gaming

When I became a maintenance guy I discovered that I have a fear of ladders. Not so much heights, once I'm on our roof I'm good to go. I've done repair work right on the edge of the roof dangling over by A terrifying percentage of my body. Somebody asked me if I was afraid of heights and I responded, " No, I'm afraid of the lows suddenly becoming the highs." Of course I still get on the latter's. When a man has a job to do he does it.

naphaneal

it's not the speed, that kills you. it's the sudden stop

les sexton

yup it's not the fall that'll get ya. it's that sudden stop.

John Smith

1y↑1

Put your slick sleeve out there capt lol

Terry Poole

Doesn't matter what speed you hit the ground.Lets just hope you're wings open and Land carefully.."Stay Safe".

Patspeed

“The lady who was checking me out” 😏

Blaine Bortuga

1y↑2

As a private if i had that haircut, my squad would of had me squat while they shaved my head completely bald.

Jack

The real danger is not letting your Black Hat know you can buff and wax floors. He asked me to bring something to Dco. Delivered packet and made a statement that those guys waxing the floors are screwing it up. Did commercial floors before the Army. Next thing I was supervising, on loan from Aco, to supervise the waxing. Dco loved waxed floors. 😆

Geremy Pelleran

Just for the record your jumpmaster will always say the winds holding steady at 4 knots 😉

Cerato Saurid

Its not the fall that kills you, its the ground that does

Jacob Wood

1y↑1

This dude looks like every SPC I couldn’t find at 1400

BirdDogey1

I'm old enough to remember the bad drop at Ft. Irwin in 1982. I was at Ft Huachuca for school.

Michael Frady

The fear is hitting the ground sooner than expected

Sick and Tired

I was watching band of brothers with my dad and this popped into my head. I died laughing.

Shoresy69

Rumor has it he is still floating to this day lol

Las Vegas German Shepherds

I feel ya. Btw the way young Captain, better tighten up that haircut.

Nugget

You are the man.

chrispchicken313

I’d be more worried about blown out knees then anything.

LETerRIP

Be safe out there, sir. 🫡🇺🇸🤘🏼

Ben B

Literally laughed out loud 😂

Hairless Harescrambler

So many times I have been working on something and dropped a tiny screw,nut, or bolt and I swear they must fall upward and keep going forever

Aaron

The real worry is you might never get a patch on that right arm.

Dustin S

If you get caught in a thermal, it is possible to "get stuck" mid-air. As hot air rises it can create an air ballon effect with your canopy. Obviously this will affect the smaller/lighter paratroopers more.

AAH

1y↑1

I remember when officers kept their hair short and neat

J Gray

Most people hope the LT hits the ground first and fast. That way they are out of the fight and the unit can operate better with the platoon Sgt in charge.

Mai Ung

When people say things to you that you need learned and when you do you job remember that and try to protect yourself in what situation, but don't be afraid anything just be careful what you do.

The Dirty corner

Always carry jumper cables with you when jumping if you're parachute don't open deploy the jumper cables they'll get caught on everything

StonedCajun

My biggest fear would be that I didn’t hit the ground and I got stuck in a tall tree where I couldn’t easily just fall from.

the

1y↑1

Living proof that any officer is guaranteed to become captain

skar516

Them thermal pockets are no joke though lol. I got stuck in one and was up there for a little while.

Sydnee Miller

My grand dad was airborne and served a couple tours in the Korean War, his advice to me or anyone young “Don’t join the military to fight the rich man’s war”

Javier Hernandez

As an electrician I am shocked about the public education program

Put Genius

Thank u for serving.

Person

I mean, you could always get caught into a storm updraft and taken hundreds of miles away(if your parachute doesn’t get knotted and collapsed in) not too long ago there was a girl that almost died from this. She passed out from lack of oxygen, because she had been taken so high while parachuting. I think she maxed out at 110,000 feet before rapidly falling to 70,000 feet and then slowly falling back down all the while unconscious. In a thunderstorm. Her garmin GPS or whatever logged it all. She could be referring to that.

Setting Sun

Damn, I don't think the Army thought of that

TwistN Throttle

I am not afraid of falling. I am afraid of the sudden stop

Brennen

This lady falls up the stairs 🗿

The Roving Ronin

Plus….whenever the time comes Captain that a threat to her safety or way life comes up…..you’ll be called upon to defend her…WHILE remembering that 😂

Cool Hand Luke

I’m just hoping she meant, “Are you worried you may get caught in a tree?”or some other elevated point, because I’d rather hit the ground than a North Carolina pine tree.