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Eddie's First Wife

from Gretchen Peters by Gretchen Peters

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Eddie’s first wife was a vision
The bride on the wedding cake
Thought he was the luckiest man alive
That was his first mistake
He’d found him the perfect woman
That’s what he thought he had
Found him a girl just like the girl
Who married dear old dad

Where have you gone Betty Crocker?
Come back Brigitte Bardot
Eddie was in for a shocker
How was he supposed to know
About the secret life
Of Eddie’s first wife

Eddie came home one evening
She met him at the door with a drink
Said i got something to tell you baby
But you better sit down i think
She said I found me somebody
Someone who rocks my world
I’m in love and i don’t care who knows it
And she’s a good old fashioned girl

Where have you gone Betty Crocker?
Come back Brigitte Bardot
Eddie was in for a shocker
How was he supposed to know
About the secret life
Of Eddie’s first wife

She might look like the Venus de Milo
She might be the marryin’ kind
But you can’t judge a book by the cover
You got to read between the lines

Where have you gone Betty Crocker?
Come back Brigitte Bardot
Eddie was in for a shocker
How was he supposed to know
About the secret life
Of Eddie’s first wife

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from Gretchen Peters, released February 13, 2001
written by Gretchen Peters

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For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists. A 2014 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Peters has accumulated accolades as both songwriter and artist. Her latest album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury (May 2020), is a loving tribute to another Hall of Fame songwriter. ... more

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