re: Best opening lines in songs

My two favorites:

"Made a wish upon a star, that I could have a brand new car. Got tired of wishin', so I stole one."
-Confederate Railroad "Jesus and Mama"

"You think you're gonna take her away, with your money and your cocaine."
-Tom Petty "Listen to her Heart"

Easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand.

People trying to put us d-d-down

When the wind don't blow in Amarillo
And the moon along the Gunnison don't rise
Shall I cast my dreams upon your love, babe
And lie beneath the laughter of your eyes

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Livin' on the road my friend
Is gonna keep you free and clean
Now you wear your skin like iron
Your breath as hard as kerosene

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Loretta she's a barroom girl
Wears them sevens on her sleeve
Dances like a diamond shines
Tell me lies I love to believe

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and so on...

We turn away to face the cold, enduring chill
As the day begs the night for mercy love
The sun so bright it leaves no shadows
Only scars carved into stone
On the face of earth
The moon is up and over One Tree Hill
We see the sun go down in your eyes

"I never intended to even know your name"- Gary Stewart Out of Hand

"Mornin'...and Lord, my mind is achin'"- Mickey Newberry She even woke me up to say Goodbye

There are so many...

"Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River" - John Denver, Take Me Home, Country Roads

"He was born in the summer of his 27th year, coming home to a place he'd never been before" - John Denver, Rocky Mountain High

"I was born across the river, in the mountains where I call home. Lord, times were good there, I don't know why I ever roamed." - Alabama, Tennessee River

"Drinkin' was forbidden in my Christian country home. I learned to play the flattop on them good ol' Gospel songs. Then I heard about the barrooms just across the Georgia line, where a boy could make a livin' playin' guitar late at night
" - Alabama, My Home's in Alabama

BB King - How Blue Can You Get?

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I've been downhearted baby
Ever since the day we met

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Iron Maiden - Hallowed be Thy Name

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I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time
'Cause at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole
The sands of time for me are running low.

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The Who - Won't get fooled again

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We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song

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Pink Floyd - Dogs

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You got to be crazy, gotta have a real need
Gotta sleep on your toes, and when you're on the street
You got to be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed
And then moving in silently, down wind and out of sight
You got to strike when the moment is right without thinking.

And after a while, you can work on points for style
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake
A certain look in the eye, and an easy smile

You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to
So that when they turn their backs on you
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.

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Rush - Closer to the Heart

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And the men who hold high places
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart

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Under Pressure - Queen

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Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Under pressure that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

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The Beatles - She's leaving home

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Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins
Silently closing her bedroom door
Leaving the note that she hoped would say more
She goes downstairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief
Quietly turning the backdoor key
Stepping outside she is free

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Bowie - Is there life on Mars?

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It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling, "No!"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen

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Red Hot Chili Pepper - I could've lied

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There must be something
In the way I feel
That she don't want me to feel
The stare she bares cut me
I don't care
You see so what if I bleed

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The Doors - The End

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This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again

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Spinal Tap - Big Bottoms

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The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin
That's what I said
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand
Or so I have read
My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I like to sink her with my pink torpedo

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