Last night as I got home

"Take a letter Maria"

Last night as I got home
About a half past ten
There was the woman
I thought I knew
In the arms
Of another man
I kept my cool,
I ain't no fool
Let me tell you
What happened then
I packed some clothes
And I walked out
And I ain't going back again

So take a letter Maria,
Address it to my wife
Say I won't be coming home,
Gonna start a new life
So take a letter Maria,
Address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer,
Gotta start a new life

You've been many things
But most of all
A good secretary to me
And it's times like this
I feel you've always
Been close to me
Was I wrong to work nights
To try to build a good life
All work and no play
Has just cost me a wife

So take a letter Maria,
Address it to my wife
Say I won't be coming home,
Gonna start a new life
So take a letter Maria,
Address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer,
Gotta start a new life

When a man loves a woman
It's hard to understand
That she would find more pleasure
In the arms of another man
I never really noticed
How sweet you are to me
It just so happens
I'm free tonight
Would you like
To have dinner with me

So take a letter Maria,
Address it to my wife
Say I won't be coming home,
Gonna start a new life
So take a letter Maria,
Address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer,
Gotta start a new life

R. B. Greaves (m+w)

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