[Verse] Flash light and sammich in my hand License might be in my back pocket and... I wore my lucky hat on backards Thought that might make the big one come along My line ain't been wet since last July I told them big-fat-fish, "Now don't be shy" But I forgot the bait at home So I'm fishin' with a piece o' pro-va-lone [Pre-Chorus] You should've seen my truck pull up I'm lookin' dis way and dat I backed into a stump shook my bumper loose and knocked off my hat (How bout dat) [Chorus] It's opening day, hey hey Everybody acts a fool Opening day, hey hey I brought a sammich 'er two I cast to the left, snag to the right I cast at anything that might could bite Opening day, hey hey I ain't catchin' fish, I'm catchin' life [Verse] Old Earl's out there by the reeds With twelve nightcrawler-worms, an' a dime bag-o weed He says, "Son, the big ones always bite When y'aint prepared and yer sparkin' yer pipe" Then my bobber vanished fast I jumped so hard slipped on the grass Like karma and Red Wings were in kahoots I pulled that footwear from the mud, I could hardly look up Earl said, "Boy, that's yer limit o' boots" [Pre-Chorus] My cooler flipped, feet got wet Squirrels stole fries from my picnic set My buddies laughed, they're a loyal gang I hooked my thumb and yelled, "sssssOWWCH-SON-of-a----DANG!" [Chorus] It's opening day, hey hey Everybody acts a fool Opening day, hey hey I brought a sammich 'er two I cast to the left, snag to the right I cast at anything that might could bite Opening day, hey hey I ain't catchin' fish, I'm catchin' life (ain't catchin' fish--catchin' life) (ain't catchin' fish--catchin' life) (ain't catchin' fish--catchin' life) [Bridge] By noon my neck was lobster red Got a hook stuck'n my bran new fishin' vest The one I missed jumped clean on by Like, "Nice try, buddy...yeah, nice try" (Nice tryyy--) [Chorus] It's opening day, hey hey Everybody acts a fool Opening day, hey hey I brought a sammich 'er two I cast to the left, get-a snag to the right I cast at anything with a tooth to bite Opening day, hey hey I still went home with fish tales as lies (ha-ha) [Chorus] (Yeah, opening day) Don't care, we still had fun (Opening day) Can't wait 'till the next one
