What are some of Prince's best song openings lyrically?

Those first lines of words...

Some of my favorites are:

Let's Go Crazy:
Dearly beloved we are gathered here today 2 get through this thing called life

Anna Stesia:
Have u ever been so lonely that u felt like u were the only one in this world?

The Same December:
Once was this ball with a line straight down the middle
one side was black and the other one white
and they both understood so little
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Adore has some great lyrics.

Anna Stesia too.

Endorphinmachine

can't think of any others

...THE ONE..
..don't u look no further..u're man is standing right here..
...mzsexybaby

She's Always In My Hair.


whenever I feel like giving up,
whenever my sunshine turns grey...

beautiful song....


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Dig if you will....

6 oclock already I was just in the middle of a dream/ I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray...

In France a skinny man....

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war.

Dorothy was a waitress on the promenade.

Sunset in the west this morning

so many

Count the days


Here's the church and here's the steeple.....there's a muthafucka that I gotta blow away


So unexpected...nearly fell of my chair

I guess I shoulda known, by the way you parked your car sideways.

mzkqueen03 said:

...THE ONE..
..don't u look no further..u're man is standing right here..
...mzsexybaby

TheEnglishGent said:

mzkqueen03 said:

...THE ONE..
..don't u look no further..u're man is standing right here..
...mzsexybaby

Aren't the opening lyrics to The One, "If you're looking for a man that will walk away from responsibility"?

optimus said:

Count the days


Here's the church and here's the steeple.....there's a muthafucka that I gotta blow away


So unexpected...nearly fell of my chair

Don't hate me cuz im beautiful!!! Da Pretty Man

Before we get started, are we all alone? cuz' I'm about to get open-hearted, it's time to send Ur company home and turn off your cell-phone. Can't U See, I'm just trying to get U "Satisfied,"

Beautiful Prince.

"Excuse me but need a mouth like yours
2 help me 4get the girl that just walked out my door"

"Imagine all of Planet Earth in the palm of your hand..."
(I was actually staring at a dormant volcano the first time I heard this. It gave it a bit more depth)

Tame said:

Before we get started, are we all alone? cuz' I'm about to get open-hearted, it's time to send Ur company home and turn off your cell-phone. Can't U See, I'm just trying to get U "Satisfied,"

Beautiful Prince.

Erotic City -
All of my purple life

Raspberry Beret -
I was working part time in a five-and-dime

Kiss -
U don't have 2 be beautiful2 turn me on

Soft And Wet -
Hey lover, I've got a sugarcane that I wanna lose in U

I could go on forever

There comes a time in every man's life,when he gets tired of foolin around

I can't understand all the things people say/ am I black or white,am I straight or gay

If I was your girlfriend,would u remember,to tell me all the things u forgot when I was your man?

Don't worry, I won't hurt U
I only want U 2 have some fun

then

I was dreamin'when I wrote this
fprgive me if it goes astray

I think it's the SPACE song with the lady and the darth vader dude voice talking, I just listened to this and I like it

emesem said:

I'll think out of the box here, and go with Dolphin.

I've always loved that verse...

"How beautiful do the worlds have to be, before they conquer every heart. How will you know if I'm even in the right key, if you make me stop before I start."

So many possible meanings here. Wonderful intro.

As someone else mentioned... (not counting the Oh Yeah! )

In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name.

Wowsers

Some early classics

Lover, I've got a sugarcane, that I want 2 lose in you, but can you stand the pain.

Theres something about you baby, its happens all the time, Whenever I'm around u baby I get a Dirty Mind, Dosesn't matter where we are, doesn't matter whose around.

Here we are in this big ol empty room, staring each other down,
u want me just as much as I want u,
lets stop foolin around.
Take me baby, kiss me all over, play with my love,
bring out whats been in me for far 2 long.
Baby u know thats! all I can drreeeaaammmmm!
DO ME BABY! Like u never done before

One much later
9 out 10 mortals agreed 2 day that 2much fame causes spiritual decay
YEEEAAAHHHHH Oh Oh Oh Oh !
2 all the punks that believe, that life imitates music!
No more candy 4 U, we can't hang wit u

Scandalous.
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HonestMan13 said:

"Excuse me but need a mouth like yours
2 help me 4get the girl that just walked out my door"

I've heard it said my lovers look alike...

Now where could he have heard that? I like this one from recent times

thedance said:

She's Always In My Hair.


whenever I feel like giving up,
whenever my sunshine turns grey...

beautiful song....


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MantuaPharoah said:

KeithyT said:

I've heard it said my lovers look alike...

Now where could he have heard that? I like this one from recent times

emesem said:

"All of my purple life
I've been lookin' 4 a dame"