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,

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 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,

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

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
 

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

So take a letter Maria,

address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer,

gotta start a new life