Eddie's First Wife

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? --- Eddie's First Wife - Gretchen Peters