Lyrics of Take a letter maria

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 ya what happened then.
I packed some clothes and i walked out ..and i ain't goin' back again.

So take a letter maria..address it to my wife
Say i won't be coming home..gotta start a new life
Oh 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 time 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..gotta start a new life
Take a letter maria..address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer, gotta have a new life

When a man loves a woman, it's hard to understand
That she would find 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
Ohhhh, take a letter maria..address it to my wife
Send a copy to my lawyer..gonna have a new life
Take a letter maria..address it to my wife
Say i won't be coming home..