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She struts intotheroom,
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well,I Don'tknow her
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but with amagnifying glance
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I justsortof looked her over hmm
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Wehad a drink or two
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wellmaybe three
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andthen suddenly shestarts telling me her life story
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She says baby if you wanna be my lover
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you better take me home
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'cause it'sa long long way toparadise andI'm still on my own
Told her that I came from Detroit city and I played guitar in a long haired rock and roll band
She asked me why the singer's name was Alice I said listen baby you really wouldn't understand
And I said baby if you wanna be my lover you better take me home
'cause it's a long long way to paradise and I'm still on my own on my own