Living next door to alice - Smokie Sally called when she got the word And she said "I suppose you've heard, 'but Alice" Well I rushed to the window, and I looked outside But I could hardly believe my eyes As a big limousine rode up into Alice's drive 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 waitin' 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 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 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 waitin' 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