Are These The Top 20 “Opening Lyrics” In Country Music History?

The first few lyrics of a song are significant.  With any luck they're as memorable as the chorus or the hook that sticks in your mind.  So AOL decided to rank what they consider the "Top 20 Opening Lyrics" in country music history.

It's a pretty solid list... although I'm sure you could think of a few more that didn't make the cut.  Here's the Top Ten...

1.)  "Luckenbach, Texas", Waylon Jennings
Opening lyric:  "The only two things in life that make it worth livin' / Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

2.)  "I Saw the Light", Hank Williams
Opening lyric:  "I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin / I wouldn't let my dear Savior in". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

3.)  "Friends in Low Places", Garth Brooks
Opening lyric:  "Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

4.)  "Folsom Prison Blues", Johnny Cash
Opening lyric:  "I hear the train a comin' / It's rollin' 'round the bend / And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when".  (Here are the full lyrics.)

5.)  "He Stopped Loving Her Today", George Jones
Opening lyric:  "He said, 'I'll love you 'til I die'". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

6.)  "9 to 5", Dolly Parton
Opening lyric:  "Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen / Pour myself a cup of ambition". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

7.)  "Hello Walls", Faron Young
Opening lyric:  "Hello, walls / How'd things go for you today?". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

8.)  "Whiskey Lullaby", Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
Opening lyric:  "She put him out like the burnin' end of a midnight cigarette". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

9.)  "Here for the Party", Gretchen Wilson
Opening lyric:  "Well I'm an eight ball shooting, double-fisted drinking son of a gun". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

10.)  "Always on My Mind", Willie Nelson
Opening lyric:  "Maybe I didn't love you quite as often as I should have". 
(Here are the full lyrics.)

(You can grab the full list here.)

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