Five To Five

Intro 
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Mark Scott was a hectic man and he'd been living wild 
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17 years on the junk and 14 spent inside 
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I met him out in Booligal by a fire caught in a cage 
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A man who'd met redemption impressive in his ways 
 

 
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Born out in Narrandera, a Riverina town 
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Brought up in Mt Druitt right where Sydney peters out 
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On the edge of trouble, he lacked a steady hand 
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To steer him clear of trouble and a life of crime began 
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Five to Five 
 

 
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Once he hit the needle Mark started sinking fast 
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Snatching bags and purses, piling curses on his past 
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  This is his story, desperate and sad 
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Humorous, uplifting good come out of bad 
 

 
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So synchronise your watches, step with measured tread 
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Never judge another lest you wind up in his bed 
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Attention to small details will help you live your life 
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The little things that matter like the telling of the time 
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Five to Five 
 

 
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At the height of madness, common sense worn thin 
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Mark and two more hit a bank to feed the need within 
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Five to Five on Friday afternoon to set the scene 
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With the week's worth waiting She'd be bursting at the seams 
 

 
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Good to go, Mark exploded from the waiting car 
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A sawn off cradled in his arms a black balaclava 
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Up the stairs he charged the door, the game plan came unstuck, 
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He bounced back fifteen feet, the door was locked 
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Five to Five 
 

 
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His head hit the pavement, the shotgun gave a roar 
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Punching daylight clean through both the getaway car doors 
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His head was spinning, ears were ringing, shaking with the shock 
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As they sped off the driver took them past the town hall clock 
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That's when Mark burst out laughing he said "drive you mongrel drive" 
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You dropped me off to do the job spot on Five past Five  

{Solo} 
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Mark's been clean for seven years, works as a roustabout 
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Lean and hard and funny, got his life turned right around 
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When he's not out on the board he gets called into town 
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To share his life with anyone at risk of going down 
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He tells them 
 

 
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So synchronise your watches, step with measured tread 
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Never judge another lest you wind up in his bed 
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Attention to small details will help you live your life 
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The little things that matter like the telling of the time 
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Five to Five 
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And while you're at it learn to read and write 
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Five to Five