Best Opening Lyrics

[BigHornRam]

Just one more mornin'
I had to wake up with the blues
Pulled myself outta bed, yeah
Put on my walkin' shoes
Went up on the mountain
To see what I could see
The whole world was fallin'
Right down in front of me

 

[geetar]

I once heard that it took Dan Seals weeks to get the opening lines right. I think he nailed it.

“Saw your picture on a poster, in a cafe out in Phoenix. Guess you’re still the sweetheart of the rodeo.”

That's a really good one.

 

[witski65]

Light the fuse and run now brother
Cuz' you ain't got a lot of time
Don't you act surprised
When it all goes to hell on your dime
Maybe you can stand tall enough
To look the devil eye to eye
But you better make your getaway quick
So you don't have to answer why

 

[44hunter45]

Same. Good job Harley. got a lively one. Instead of Lamb's boring traveling tunes

No - Tom Waits for the win!

 

[44hunter45]

When my parents died this year, I had this on loop in the truck for a couple hundred miles driving home from Arizona.
My sister was a stone about it all until I sent her this. Then the dam broke.
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Driving across Dakota, I saw an old freight train
That train has crossed this state through the wind the snow and rain
Now the wheels were rusted golden and it wasn't on a track
Somebody somewhere swore that train would be coming back.

 

[noharleyyet]

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I have not come, yeah
To testify
About our bad, bad misfortune
And I ain't here a wond'rin' why
But I'll live on and I'll be strong
'Cause it just ain't my cross to bear

 

[Ben Lamb]

Same. Good job Harley. got a lively one. Instead of Lamb's boring traveling tunes

You can't quit me.

 

[witski65]

Everybody wants to know where Jimmy has gone
He left town, I doubt if he's coming back home
Well Tony got a job, three kids and a lovely wife
Working at the commerce bank for the rest of his life

 

[Ben Lamb]

Rain and fire crossed that ocean
Another mad man done struck again

 

[noharleyyet]

Pack up all your dishes
Make note of all good wishes
And say goodbye to the landlord for me
That son-of-a-bitch has always bored me
Throw out all them L.A. papers
And that moldy box of vanilla wafers
Adios to all this concrete
Gonna get me some dirt road back street