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 Gotta start a new life 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 time 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 Gotta start a new life Oh take a letter Maria Address it to my wife Send a copy to my lawyer Gotta have 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
Oh take a letter Maria Address it to my wife Say I won't be coming home Gotta start a new life Oh take a letter Maria Address it to my wife Send a copy to my lawyer Gotta have a new life
Well take a letter Maria Address it to my wife Say I won't be coming home Gotta start a new life