Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie
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A Sally called when she got the word.
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D And she said: "I suppose you've heard - about Alice".
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Well, I rushed to the window, and I looked outside,
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D and I could hardly believe my eyes.
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E The big limousine rolled up, into Alice's drive.
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Oh, I don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go.
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I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know.
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'Cause for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice.
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Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
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to tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
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now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.
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We grew up together, two kids in the park.
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D We carved our initials, deep in the bark. E Me and Alice
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Now she walks through the door with her head held high
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D Just for a moment I caught her eye
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EAs the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice's drive
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Oh, I don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go.
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I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know.
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'Cause for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice.
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Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
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to tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
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now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.
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Then Sally called back and asked how I felt,
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D And she said: "I know how to help - get over Alice".
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She said: "Now Alice is gone, but I'm still here,
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you know I've been waiting for twenty-four years..."
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E And the big limousine disappeared...
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I don't know why she's leaving, or where she's gonna go.
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I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know.
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'Cause for twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice.
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Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
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to tell her how I feel, and maybe get a second glance,
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But I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice.
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No, I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice...
