Five miles outside of Monroe, they said man there just been killed
Say you don't wanna talk about it much - twenty dollars says you will,
I thought we made some progress,
We stayed up 'til the dawn,
I thought we made some progress,
Oh, then again, I...I could be wrong.

Well, five miles outside of Monroe, you're strumming 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'd made some progress,
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, I 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 lay this thing to rest,
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, I 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 lay this thing to rest,
Truth sleeping like dynamite inside this paper flesh.