Last night as I got home, about a half past tenThere was a woman I thought I knew in the arms of another manI kept my cool, I ain't no fool, let me tell you what happened thenI packed some clothes and I walked out and I ain't coming back againSo take a letter, Maria, address it to my wifeSee, I won't be coming home, gotta start a new lifeSo take a letter, Maria, address it to my wifeSend a copy to my lawyer, gotta start a new lifeYou've been many things, but most of allA good secretaryAnd it's times like this I feelThat you'll always be close to meAnd was I wrong to work nightsTo try to build a good lifeAll work and no playIt just costs me a whileSo take a letter, Maria, address it to my wifeSee, I won't be coming homeGotta start a new lifeSo take a letter, Maria, address it to my wifeSend a copy to my lawyer, gotta start a new lifeWhen a man loves a woman, it's hard to understandThat she would find more pleasure in the arms of another manMaria, I never really noticed just how sad I was when you left meSweet, she ought to meetIt just so happens I'm free tonightWould you like to have dinner with me?So take a letter, MariaAddress it to my wifeSay I won't be coming homeGot a sign of new lifeSo take a letter, MariaAddress it to my wifeSend a copy to my lawyerGotta start a new lifeSo take a letter, MariaAddress it to my wifeSay I won't be coming homeGotta start a new lifeSo take a letter, MariaAddress it to my wifeSend a copy to my lawyerGotta start a new lifeSo take a letter, MariaAddress it to my wife