last night as i got home about a half past ten there was the 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 going back again so take a letter maria address it to my wife say i won t be coming home gonna 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 you ve been many things but most of all a good secretary to me and 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 and no play has just cost me a wife so take a letter maria address it to my wife say i won t be coming home gonna 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 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 so take a letter maria address it to my wife say i won t be coming home gonna 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