Best Opening Line Of A Song

[bld522]

The sun was going down behind the tattoo tree
And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea
And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity
As I dug you digging me in Mexico

Sand and Foam
-- Donovan

PS: Great fingerpicking song for beginners.

[Long Jon]

"I woke up this morning, both my cars were gone, Lord I felt so suicidal, I threw my drink across my lawn."

Also...

"I'm goin' ta Senior City, Senior City here I come, they got some nice condominiums there, and I'm gonna rent me one."



Both from the great Martin Mull's seminal work "Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room!"

[wdw13]

'He was almost blind. They say that happens when you've been punched too many times' Otis Gibbs - Ghosts of our fathers

'Woke up in the sand with my head about to burst, my mouth was so **** dry I thought I'd already died of thirst' - Greg Trooper - They call me Hank

[Scootch]

Woke up this morning, put on my slippers, walked in the kitchen and died.

John Prine,
Please Don't Bury Me

[moondoggie999]

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand ~Warren Zevon

[epluribus36]

"Your breath is sweet, your eyes are like two jewels in the sky. Your back is straight, your hair is smooth on the pillow where you lie."
Dylan---One More Cup Of Coffee

"On a crystal morning, I can see the dewdrops falling, down from gleaming heaven, I can hear the voices call: When you coming home now son, the world is not for you!"
Kansas---Love and Miracles Out of Nowhere

[cke]

"Pulled into Nazareth..."

[TRW1]

One of my favorite Paul Simon songs:
"Let us be lovers, we’ll marry our fortunes together
I’ve got some real estate here in my bag
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. Wagner’s pies
And walked off to look for America"

[pgilmor]

"Well, I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt"

-Johnny Cash

[mchalebk]

Originally Posted by charmedlife417

What's your favorite all-time opening line for a song?

I have so many, but I'll narrow it down to two:

1) "When you're lost in the rain in Juarez And it's Eastertime too." (Bob Dylan, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues)

2) "I went home with a waitress the way I always do." (Warren Zevon, Lawyers, Guns and Money)

Would love to hear about your faves. If possible, also please identify title of tune and performing artist/writer of the song. Thanks!

I was going to quote Lawyers, Guns and Money, but I think you have to throw in the second line:

I went home with a waitress, the way I always do
How was I to know she was with the Russians, too?

[BlackDogBrewing]

My name's John Lee Pettimor, same as my daddy and his daddy before. - Steve Earle

[Jim Owen]

The name she gave was Caroline,
Daughter of a miner;
Well, her ways were free, and it seemed to me
That the sunshine walked beside her.

Townes Van Zandt, Tecumsah Valley

[bitraker]

"I love you baby, just like I love my guitar."

by Prince

not an opening line but definitely a keeper...

opening line...

"Woke up this morning and I got myself a beer."

Morrison and The Doors

[Diamond Dave]

"'Show me show me show me how you do that trick.
'The one that makes me scream,' she said."

The Cure, "Just Like Heaven"

[mc1]

"I'm all messed up and drivin around town"

hank iii - me and my friends