I came staggerin' in, in the middle of the nightnI got my alibi sewed up nice and tightnCracked the bedroom door, I tried to keep it from squeakin'nCause I know there's a wildcat in there sleepin'nBut the, the light was on and the bed was madenAnd there's a dear John written on a pillow casenn[Chorus]nShe said, I've gone to the Bahamas, I've had it with the dramanTime to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you downnShe said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used tonYeah, and he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunnynAnd baby, he's a looker toonShe said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to donnOh yeah, I woke up this mornin' in a terrible messnI had the telephone ringin' and her cat on my chestnI'm wipin' the sleep out of my bloodshot eyesnOh, it's gotta be her callin' to apologizenShe must be feelin' bad 'cause she done me wrongnThen I, I pushed the button on a Code-A-Phonenn[Chorus]nnOh, and I got the stereo and she got the musicnYeah, and I got this washer but I don't know how to use itnnShe's gone to the Bahamas, had it with the dramanTime to get out of town, I'm just slowin' you downnShe said, I found somebody that likes the things that you used tonnYeah, she said, he's got a lot of money, we're goin' where it's sunnynAnd baby, he's a looker toonShe said, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to donOh yeah, it was a chance of a lifetime what was I supposed to donnMaybe you can come get this cat