Surprise! Songs in which a character gets surprised

[JohnD131536]

A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

[JasD455899]

The Kinks - Lola

No explanation necessary, right?

[DarcyFarrow]

In "Long Black Veil" (Johnny Cash and many others), the listener is the one surprised, discovering that the song's narrator is deceased:  

"She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me"

[DarcyFarrow]

Since You Went Away (Monkees):

starts off like a broken-hearted break-up song: 

"You said you couldn't tell the doormat from my face
You said if I had brains I would pawn them"

But the mood quickly turns to glee:  

" the plants have grown
The dog came home
The bills are all getting paid
Things are much better since you went away"

[DarcyFarrow]

Talkin' Song Repair Blues (Alan Jackson):  A mechanic/would be songwriter gets his comeuppance

[OscarE1968]

The Ocean - Led Zeppelin

Song's about how the crowd looks/moves from the view of the stage

[OscarE1968]

Fool In The Rain - Led Zeppelin

The chap thinks he's been dumped but then realizes he's on the wrong block 😆

[MaVolta]

C'est La Vie  -  Chuck Berry

C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell

[DarcyFarrow]

Ready or Not (Jackson Browne):

"Someone's gonna have to explain it to me
I'm not sure what it means
My baby's feelin' funny in the morning
She's having trouble getting into her jeans
Her waist-line seems to be expanding"

[MarybethG691589]

Paradise by the Dashboard Light  Meatloaf.