Mel Torm — Take A Letter Maria

[Verse 1] Well late last night as I got home Home about half past ten There was a woman I thought I knew In the arms of another man I kept my cool, I ain't no fool Let me tell you what happened then I packed some clothes and I walked out And I ain't a-goin' back again [Chorus] So take a letter, Maria Address it to my wife Say I won't be comin' home Gotta start a new life So take a letter, Maria Address it to my wife Send a copy to my lawyer Gotta start a new life [Verse 2] Hey, you've been many things, but most of all A good secrеtary to me And it's times like this I feel You'vе always been close to me Was I wrong to work nights To try to build a good life It's seem that all work and no play Has just cost me a wife [Chorus] So take a letter, Maria Address it to my wife Say I won't be comin' home I gotta start a new life So take a letter, Maria Address it to my wife Send a copy to my lawyer I'm gonna start a new life [Verse 3] When a man loves a woman that way It's simply hard to understand That she would find more pleasure In the arms of another man Well, I never really noticed How sweet you are to me And it just so happens I'm free tonight Would you like to have dinner with me [Chorus] Hey, take a letter, Maria Address it to my wife Say I won't be comin' home I gotta start a new life Yeah, take a letter, Maria Address it to my wife Send a copy to my lawyer Drop a copy to my lawyer Ship a copy to my lawyer I'm gonna start a new life