I
Sally called when she got the word,
and she said, ‘I suppose you´ve heard,
´bout Alice’.
Well, [bad word] to the window and I looked outside,
but I could hardly believe my eyes
as a big limousine rode up into Alice´s drive.

REFRAIN:
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,
´cos for 24 years I´ve been living next door to Alice.
Alice! Who the X is Alice?
24 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.
Alice! Who the X is Alice?

II
We grew up together, two kids in the park,
carved out initials deep in the bark,
‘me an´ Alice’.
Now she walks through the door, with her head held high.
Just for a moment, I caught her eye
as the big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice´s drive.

REFRAIN:
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,
´cos for 24 years I´ve been living next door to Alice.
Alice! Who the X is Alice?
24 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.
Alice! Who the X is Alice?

III
Then Sally called back, and asked how I felt,
and she said, ‘I know how to help,
to get over Alice’.
She said, ‘Now Alice is gone, but I´m still here,
you know, I´ve been waiting for 24 years…’
And the big limousine disappeared…

REFRAIN:
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,
´Cos for 24 years I´ve been living next door to Alice.
Alice! Who the X is Alice?
24 years just waiting for a chance
to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance,
but I´ll never get used to not living next door to Alice.
Alice! Who the X is Alice?

No, I´ll never get used to not living next door to Alice…