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 coming back again
So take a letter, Maria, address it to my wife
See, I won't be coming 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
And it's times like this I feel
That you'll always be close to me
And was I wrong to work nights
To try to build a good life
All work and no play
It just costs me a while
So take a letter, Maria, address it to my wife
See, I won't be coming 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
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 just how sad I felt
Sweet, she ought to meet
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
Got a sign of new life
So take a letter, Maria
Address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer
Gotta start a new life
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
Send a copy to my lawyer
Gotta start a new life
So take a letter, Maria
Address it to my wife