five miles outside of monroe they say a man there just been killed say you don t wanna talk about it but twenty dollars says you will thought we made some progress stayed up til the dawn i thought we made some progress oh then again i could be wrong well five miles outside of monroe you re drumming your fingers on the dashboard otis redding s on the radio he s always so lonely at the dock of the bay i thought we made some progress with the advent of a kiss yeah i thought we made some progress oh then again it was just a wish on and on brick by brick come and build my house while i try to get real good at putting words in people s mouths one day when the bottom drops out oh we ll lay this thing to rest the truth sleeping like dynamite inside this paper flesh phone calls have been placed letters have been sent we ve been trying to determine the exact nature of your critical involvement five miles outside of monroe there s static on the dispatch freedom there s a holy word but there s a simple catch on and on brick by brick come and build my house while i try to get real good at putting words in people s mouths one day when the bottom drops out oh we ll lay this thing to rest the truth sleeping like dynamite inside this paper flesh