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



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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 lif

All work and no play has just cost me a wife



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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



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So take a letter Maria, address it to my wife

Send a copy to my lawyer, gotta start a new life