# Best/favorite second verses in modern (1955-) music?

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**Created:** [June 21, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-favorite-second-verses-in-modern-1955-music/816510 "2018-06-21T14:01:12Z")\
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First verses (and the choruses) are usually what the casual music fan remembers, but hearing the lyrics in the spoiler box made me wonder: what is the most famous second verse in modern music history?

Even my 16yo knows this 40+ yo Jackson Browne penned verse:

Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona  
Such a fine sight to see.  
It’s a girl, my lord, in a flat-bed Ford,  
Slowing down to take a look at me

What 2nd verses stand out to you and/or what is your favorite?