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Five Miles Outside Monroe

from Blister Soul (1995) by Vigilantes of Love

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Written by Bill Mallonee BMI 1995

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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 could be wrong

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
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
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

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from Blister Soul (1995), released May 23, 1995

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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