Living Next Door to Alice

Sally called when she got the word

And she said, "I suppose you've heard

About Alice"

Well, I rushed to the window and I looked outside

But 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 feel and maybe get a second glance

Now I 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

An' just for a moment I caught her eye

As the big limousine pulled slowly out of 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 feel and maybe get a second glance

Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice

Then Sally called back and asked how I felt

An' she said, "I know how to help

Get over Alice"

She said, "Now Alice is gone, but I'm still here

You know I've been waiting for 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 feel and 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 to Alice