TAKE A LETTER MARIA
R.B. Greaves
written by R.B. Greaves
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Last night as I got home 'bout-a half past 10
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There was the woman I thought I knew in the arms of another man
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I kept my cool, I ain't no fool; let me tell you what happened then
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I packed some clothes & I walked out & I ain't goin' back again
CHORUS:
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So take a letter, Maria; address it to my wife
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Say I won't be comin' home; gotta start a new life
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Take a letter, Maria; address it to my wife
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Send a copy to my lawyer; gotta have a new life
Verse 2:
You've been many things, but most of all, a good secretary to me
& 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 & no play has just cost me a wife
(chorus)
Verse 3:
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?
(repeat chorus & fade)
source: Collins Crapo
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