{"id":1049,"date":"2026-06-29T20:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neva.dk\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:14:41","slug":"living-next-door-to-alice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neva.dk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/living-next-door-to-alice\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Next Door To Alice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Smokie<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sally called when she got the word.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>She said:&#8221;I suppose you\u00b4ve heard about Alice&#8221;.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Well, I rushed to the window, well I looked outside,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>I could hardly believe my eyes,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>as a big limousine pulled slowly into Alice\u00b4s drive.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>I don\u00b4t know why she\u00b4s leaving or where she\u00b4s gonna go<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>but I guess she\u00b4s got her reasons but I just don\u00b4t want to know.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00b4Cos for twenty-four years I\u00b4ve been living next door to Alice.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Twenty-four years just waiting for the chance<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>now I\u00b4ve got to get used to not living next door to Alice.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>We grew up together, two kids in the park.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>We carved our initials deep in the bark, me and Alice.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Now she walks through the door with her head held high,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>just for a second I caught her eyes.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>A big limousine pulled slowly out of Alice\u00b4s drive.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>I don\u00b4t know why she\u00b4s leaving or where she\u00b4s gonna go<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>but I guess she\u00b4s got her reasons but I just don\u00b4t want to know.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00b4Cos for twenty-four years I\u00b4ve been living next door to Alice.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Twenty-four years just waiting for the chance<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance,<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>now I\u00b4ve got to get used to not living next door to Alice.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Sally called back, and asked how I felt<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>She said &#8220;I know how to help, you get &#8211; 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