Living Next Door to Alice-Smokie

[ti:Living Next Door To Alice] [ar:Smokie] [al:Our Danish Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:08.82]Sally called when she got the word [00:13.19]She said: "I suppose you’ve heard - [00:20.13]About Alice" [00:24.07]Well I rushed to the window [00:25.96]And I looked outside [00:26.71] [00:29.00]But I could hardly believe my eyes - [00:32.98]As a big limousine rolled up [00:36.07]Into Alice’s drive [00:39.44]Oh I don’t know why she’s leaving [00:42.01]Or where she’s gonna go [00:43.75]I guess she’s got her reasons [00:45.70]But I just don’t want to know [00:47.45]’Cos for twenty-four years [00:49.51]I’ve been living next door to Alice [00:55.76]Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance [00:59.53]To tell her how I’m feeling maybe get a second glance [01:03.15]Now I’ve got to get used to not living next door to Alice [01:12.02]Grew up together [01:12.65]Two kids in the park [01:16.40]Carved our initials [01:17.91]Deep in the bark [01:23.42]Me and Alice [01:27.05]Now she walks through the door [01:29.03]With her head held high [01:31.73]Just for a moment I caught her eye [01:36.38]As a big limousine pulled slowly [01:38.95]Out of Alice’s drive [01:42.39]Oh I don’t know why she’s leaving [01:44.83]Or where she’s gonna go [01:46.77]I guess she’s got her reasons [01:48.58]But I just don’t want to know [01:50.71]’Cos for twenty-four years [01:52.58]I’ve been living next door to Alice [01:58.78]Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance [02:02.46]To tell her how I’m feeling maybe get a second glance [02:06.15]Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Alice [02:14.83]Sally called back asked how I felt [02:19.12]She said: "I know how to help - [02:25.69]Get over Alice" [02:29.50]She said: "Now Alice is gone [02:32.08]But I’m still here [02:34.59]You know I’ve been waiting [02:36.36]For twenty-four years " [02:40.05]And the big limousine disappeared [02:45.84]I don’t know why she’s leaving [02:47.95]Or where she’s gonna go [02:49.70]I guess she’s got her reasons [02:51.68]But I just don’t want to know [02:53.41]’Cos for twenty-four years [02:55.22]I’ve been living next door to Alice [03:01.63]Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance [03:05.49]To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance [03:08.98]But I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice [03:17.40]Now I’ll never get used to not living next door to Alice