Ants Marching - Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO - August 1995

This song is about people who lead a monotonous life, doing the same things the same way, day after day. They never take risks and are content living this way until they die. Matthews compares these people to ants who perform the same daily tasks over and over.

The last line in the second verse provided the album title: He forgets them And remembers being small Playing under the table and dreaming

One of the most venerable DMB songs, the band started performing an early version of this song soon after they formed in 1991. Originally, it was known as "No New Directions." The song quickly became a crowd favorite, and when the band issued their first album, the 1993 independent release Remember Two Things, they included a live version of this song. A studio version appeared on their major-label debut, Under The Table And Dreaming, in 1994.