but I don't know how well I'd place it as a song on its own.

Remember that TV theme songs are heavily cut down to fit in the approx-1-minute timespan of the opening credits. "Woke Up This Morning" is actually a really good song on its own, and it's interesting how the additional lyrics further crystallize the theme of the series and the character of Tony Soprano. Nothing about trucks or dogs, though...

Woke Up This Morning

by A3

1997



     (Gonna take ya down, deep down to the front line, deep down)



You woke up this morning, got yourself a gun

Your mama always said you'd be The Chosen One

She said you're one in a million, you've got to burn to shine

But you were born under a bad sign, with your blue moon in your eyes



And you woke up this morning, and all that love had gone

Your papa never told you about right and wrong

But you're, but you're looking good, baby, I believe that you're a-feeling fine (shame about it)

Born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in your eyes (so sing it now)



     Woke up this morning                (you got a blue moon)

     Got a blue moon in your eyes        (so sad, goddamn, goddamn shame about it)

     Woke up this morning                (you got a blue moon)

     Got a blue moon in your eyes, yeah  (woke up this morning)



You see you woke up this morning, the world turned upside down

Lord above, things ain't been the same since the blues walked into town

But you're, but you're one in a million, 'cause you've got that shotgun shine (shame about it)

Born under a bad sign, with a blue moon in your eyes, yeah



     Woke up this morning                (you got a blue moon)

     Got a blue moon in your eyes        (so sad, goddamn, goddamn shame about it)

     Woke up this morning                (you got a blue moon)

     Got a blue moon in your eyes, yeah  (yeah I know it, you just can't help yourself)

                                         (just can't help yourself)

                                         (just can't help yourself)

(But I know a man who can)

(Mister D. Wayne Love)



When you woke up this morning everything was gone

By half past ten your head was going ding-dong

Ringing like a bell from your head down to your toes

Like a voice tryin' to tell ya there's something you should know



Last night you were flying but today you're so low

Ain't it times like these makes you wonder if you'll ever know

The meaning of things as they appear to the others

Wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers



Don't you wish you didn't function, Don't you wish you didn't think

Beyond the next paycheck and the next little drink?

Well you do... so make up your mind to go on,

'Cause when you woke up this morning everything you had was gone



     Woke up this morning          (when ya woke up this morning)

     Woke up this morning          (woke up this morning)

     Woke up this morning

     You wanna be, you wanna be the chosen one

                                   (yeah you know it, cause you just can't help yourself, yeah)

     Woke up this morning          (when ya woke up this morning)

     Woke up this morning          (woke up this morning)

     Woke up this morning,

     You got yourself a gun

     You got yourself a gun

     You got yourself a gun