Living Next Door To Alice--Smokie

 

Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie

 

 

Sally called when she got the word,
She said "I suppose you`ve heard about Alice."
Well, I rushed to the window and I looked outside.
Well, I could hardly believe my eyes.
As a big limousine rolled up into Alice`s drive.


Oh, I don`t know why she`s leaving,
or where she`s gonna go,
I guess she`s got her reasons
but I just don`t wanna know,
Cause for twenty four years
I`ve been living next door to Alice.
Twenty four years, just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I`m feeling, maybe get a second glance,
Now I`ve gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.


We grew up together, two kids in the park,
Carved our initials deep in the bark......
Me and Alice.
Now she walks through the door with her head held high,
And just for a moment, I caught her eye,
As the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice`s drive.


I don`t know why she`s leaving,
or where she`s gonna go,
I guess she`s got her reasons
but I just don`t wanna know,
Cause for twenty four years
I`ve been living next door to Alice.
Twenty four years, just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I`m feeling, maybe get a second glance,
Now I`ve gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.


Then Sally called back, and asked how I felt,
She said "I know how to help get over Alice."
She said "Now, Alice`s gone, but I`m still here.
And you know I`ve been waiting twenty four years."
And the big limousine disappeared..


I don`t know why she`s leaving,
or where she`s gonna go,
I guess she`s got her reasons
but I just don`t wanna know,
Cause for twenty four years
I`ve been living next door to Alice.
Twenty four years, just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I feeling maybe get a second glance,
But I`ll never get used to not living next door to Alice.


No, I`ll never get used to not living next door