About The Song
“Return to Sender” is a popular song recorded by Elvis Presley in 1962. It was written by Winfield Scott and became a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song is about a man who writes a letter to his girlfriend, but the letter is returned to him with the message “Return to Sender, addressee unknown”. The man is heartbroken and can’t believe that his girlfriend has moved on.
The song was featured in the film Girls! Girls! Girls! and has been covered by many artists, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Jerry Lee Lewis. It is considered a classic of rock and roll music.
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Lyrics
Return to sender
Return to sender
I gave a letter to the postman
He put it his sack
Bright in early next morning
He brought my letter back
She wrote upon it
Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone
We had a quarrel, a lovers’ spat
I write I’m sorry but my letter keeps coming back
So then I dropped it in the mailbox
And sent it special D
Bright in early next morning
It came right back to me
She wrote upon it
Return to sender, address unknown
No such person, no such zone
This time I’m gonna take it myself
And put it right in her hand
And if it comes back the very next day
Then I’ll understand the writing on it
Return to sender, address unknown
No such number, no such zone
Return to sender
Return to sender
Return to sender
Return to sender