Sally called when she got the word
She said "I suppose you've hear"
"but Alice", Well, I rushed to the window
and I looked outside
Well, I could hardly believe my eyes
as a 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
I guess she's got her reasons,
but I just don't wanna know,
cause for twenty four years
I've been living next door to Alice
Twenty four years just waiting 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
(No, I'll never get used to not living
next door to Alice)
We grow up together, two kids in park
Caved our initials deep in the park,
me and Alice
Now she walks through the door with her head held high,
Just for a moment I caought her eyes
as a big limousine pulled slow out of Alice's drive
Then Sally called back and asked how I felt
She said "I know how to help get over Alice"
She said, now Alice is gone but I'm still here
You know I've been waiting twenty four years