Текст песни Smokey - Living Next Door To Alice

Sally called when she got the word
And she said "I suppose you've heard, 'bout Alice"
Well I rushed to the window, and I looked outside
But I could hardly believe my eyes
As a big limousine rode up onto Alice's drive

Chorus:
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
'Cos for 24 years I've been living next door to Alice
24 years just waitin '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 out initials deep in the bark, me an 'Alice
Now she walks through the door, with her head held high
Just for a moment I caught her eye
As the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice's drive

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Then Sally called back, and asked how I felt
And she said, "I know how to help, to get over Alice"
She said, "Now Alice is gone, but I'm still here
You know, I've been waiting 24 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
'Cos for 24 years I've been living next door to Alice
24 years just waitin '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
Sally called as if in a hurry
And she said into the phone: "I guess you heard
about Alice. "
I rushed to the window, looked out the window,
And I don’t believe my eyes, I see - wonderful -
Huge limo pulls up
to the gates of Alice.

Why would she leave
I don't know where
But I don’t have to laugh,
And I don’t want to guess
Twenty four years
I lived next door to Alice.
All these years
I was waiting, but out of place,
I wanted to say about feelings
Catch a look back.
And now I'm getting used to living
without neighbor Alice.

We grew up together, in almost the same family,
We cut the letters in the park on the bench,
me and alice.
So she came out the door, holding her head high,
She looked at me, barely, briefly,
When the huge limo drove off
with mistress Alice.

Why would she leave
I don't know where
But I don’t have to laugh,
And I don’t want to guess
Twenty four years
I lived next door to Alice.
All these years
I was waiting, but out of place,
I wanted to say about feelings
Catch a look back.
And now I'm getting used to living
without neighbor Alice.

Sally called back, asked: "Well, how are you?
You know, I know how to forget these dreams,
Dreams of Alice.
No more Alice, take it as it is,
Twenty-four years, I've been waiting for you here ... "
And the limo disappeared ...

Why would she leave
I don't know where
But I don’t have to laugh,
And I don’t want to guess
Twenty four years
I lived next door to Alice.
All these years
I was waiting, but out of place,
I wanted to say about feelings
Catch a look back.
And now I'm getting used to living
without neighbor Alice.

But never get used to living
without neighbor Alice.