Well Wavestar, here goes with the original Smokie version minus the Chubby Brown extra bits!,

Sally called when she got the word, she said "I suppose you've heard.......about Alice"
Well I rushed to the window, and I looked outside, and I could hardly believe my eyes,
As a big limousine rolled up into Alice's drive.

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O 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 twenty-four years I've been living next door to Alice,
Twenty-four years just waiting for a chance,
To tell her how I'm feeling, maybe get a second glance,
Now I've gotta get used to not living next door to Alice.

We grew up together, two kids in the park, carved our initials deep in the bark......me and 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.

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And 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, and you know I've been waiting for twenty-four years"......and the big limousine disappeared.

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No I'll never get used to not living next door to Alice.
best wishes, Yvonne