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1460 Elder Street Song Lyrics and Chords by Red Sovine
1460 Elder Street
Recorded by Red Sovine
Written by Bun Wilson and Doc Richardson
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I was waiting for a
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ship to Viet
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nam
And me being the good time loving guy I
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am
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looking for some
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female
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ny
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alone and
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lonesome
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just like
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me
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waterfront
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She said her husband was a soldier far
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away
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talked about her
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long nights all
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alone
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fought
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tation
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since he's
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gone
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1460 Elder Street is where she took me
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never knew that
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love could be so
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sweet
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promised me that
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when the war was
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over
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home at 14
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60 Elder
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Street
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on patrol one
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day
When a hand grenade fell not ten feet
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away
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one brave man gave
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all that he could
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give
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gave his
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life that
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I might
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live
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letter in his
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And I read the Dear John Letter his wife
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wrote
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nothing left for
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livin' for I
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guess
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I saw
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her
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address
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1460 Elder Street still drives me crazy
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times at night we
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find it hard to
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sleep
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be the ones who
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killed him now are
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sharing
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hell at 14
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60 Elder
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Street
FAQ
Who sang the the song 1460 Elder Street?
- The song 1460 Elder Street was sang by Red Sovine.
Who is Red Sovine?
- Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 - April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music. His most noted examples are "Giddyup Go" (1965) and "Teddy Bear" (1976), both of which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
