Some summers in the evening after 6 or so
  I walk on down the hill
  And maybe buy a beer
  I think about my friends
  Sometimes I wish they lived out here
  But they wouldn't dig this town
  No they wouldn't dig this town
    [chorus:]
  Try not to think about it, Alice Childress
  Try not to think about it anymore
  Try not to think about it, Alice Childress
  Anymore, no not anymore
    Alice, the world is full of ugly things
  That you can't change
  Pretend it's not that way
  It's my idea of faith
  You can blow it off
  And say there's good in nearly everyone
  Just give them all a chance
  Now let's give them all a chance
    [chorus]
    No it didn't work out
  No it didn't work out the way we thought it would
  No it didn't work out
  An arranged marriage is not so good
    Thank God it's you
  Y'know your timing is impeccable
  I'm not fooling you
  I don't know what to do
  Some dude just knocked me cold
  And left me on the sidewalk
  Took everything I had
  Everything I had
    Try not to think about it, Alice Childress
  Try not to think about it anymore
  It's getting late where you are, Alice Childress
  Anymore, no not anymore