Songs from the First Line(s) - 1980s Rock

Guess these 1980s (1980-1989) rock (and some metal) songs from their first line(s).
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Songs
Just a small-town girl / Livin' in a lonely world / She took the midnight train goin' anywhere / Just a city boy
Song
Don't Stop Believin'
Artist(s)
Journey
Back in black, I hit the sack / I've been too long, I'm glad to be back / Yes, I'm let loose from the noose
Song
Back in Black
Artist(s)
AC/DC
Doo buh dum ba beh beh / Pressure: pushing down on me / Pressing down on you, no man ask for
Song
Under Pressure
Artist(s)
Queen / David Bowie
Just like the white-winged dove / Sings a song / Sounds like she's singin' / Whoo-whoo-whoo
Song
Edge of Seventeen
Artist(s)
Stevie Nicks
I get up / And nothing gets me down / You got it tough / I've seen the toughest all around / And I know / Baby, just how you feel
Song
Jump
Artist(s)
Van Halen
Well you're the real tough cookie / With the long history / Of breaking little hearts / Like the one in me / That's OK,
Song
Hit Me with Your Best Shot
Artist(s)
Pat Benatar
Tommy used to work on the docks / Union's been on strike, he's down on his luck / It's tough / So tough
Song
Livin' on a Prayer
Artist(s)
Bon Jovi
Step inside, walk this way / You and me, babe / Hey, hey / Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon, get it on
Song
Pour Some Sugar on Me
Artist(s)
Def Leppard
Though I've tried before to tell her / Of the feelings I have for her in my heart / Every time that I come near her
Song
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Artist(s)
The Police
We built this city / We built this city on rock and roll / Say you don't know me or recognize my face
Song
We Built This City
Artist(s)
Starship
She's got a smile that it seems to me / Reminds me of childhood memories / Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Song
Sweet Child o' Mine
Artist(s)
Guns N' Roses
Rising up, back on the street / Did my time, took my chances / Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Song
Eye of the Tiger
Artist(s)
Survivor
I got my first real six-string / Bought it at the five-and-dime / Played it 'til my fingers bled / Was the summer of '69
Song
Summer of '69
Artist(s)
Bryan Adams
Every breath you take / And every move you make / Every bond you break / Every step you take / I'll be watching you
Song
Every Breath You Take
Artist(s)
The Police
Steve walks warily down the street / With the brim pulled way down low / Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet
Song
Another One Bites the Dust
Artist(s)
Queen
See the stone set in your eyes / See the thorn twist in your side / I'll wait for you / Sleight of hand and twist of fate
Song
With or Without You
Artist(s)
U2
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. / We're leaving together, / But still it's farewell. / And maybe we'll come back
Song
The Final Countdown
Artist(s)
Europe
Born down in a dead man's town / The first kick I took was when I hit the ground / You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
Song
Born in the U.S.A.
Artist(s)
Bruce Springsteen
Shot through the heart and you're to blame / Darling, you give love a bad name / An angel's smile is what you sell
Song
You Give Love a Bad Name
Artist(s)
Bon Jovi
I saw him dancing there by the record machine / I knew he must have been about seventeen / The beat was going strong
Song
I Love Rock 'n Roll
Artist(s)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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