Last night as I got home,
about a half past ten
There was a 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 goin' back again
So take a letter, Maria
Address it to my wife
Yeah, say I won't be comin' home
Gotta 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 that you'll always
be 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 while
So take a letter, Maria,
address it to my wife
Say I won't be coming home,
gotta start a new life
So take a letter, Maria,
address it to my wife
Yeah, 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
Maria, I never really noticed
how sweet you are to me
It just so happens I'm free tonight
Would you like to have a
dinner with me?
So take a letter, Maria
Address it to my wife
Say I won't be comin' home
Gotta start a new life, whoa, yeah
Take a letter, Maria, whoa, yeah
Address it to my wife
Yeah, send a copy to my lawyer
Gotta start a new life
Whoa, yeah, take a letter, Maria
Address her to my wife