The Night's Too Long Song Lyrics and Chords by Patty Loveless
The Night's Too Long
Recorded by Patty Loveless
Written by Lucinda Williams
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Sylvia was working as a
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waitress in Beaumont
She said I'm
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movin' away I'm gonna get what I
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want
I'm
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tired of these small town boys they
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don't move fast enough
I'm gonna
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find me one who wears a leather jacket
And
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likes his livin'
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rough
So she saved her tips and overtime and
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bought an old rusty car
She
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sold most everything she had to make a brand new
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start
She said I
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won't be needin' these silly
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dresses and nylon hose
Cause when I
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get to where I'm going I'm gonna
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buy me all new
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clothes
The night's too
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long it just drags
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on and on
And then there's never
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enough that's when the sun starts
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comin'
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Don't let go of her
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hand
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you just might be the
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right
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man
She
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loves the
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night she
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loves the
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night
She
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doesn't want the
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night don't want it to
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end
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Don't want it to
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end
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Well she
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works in an office now and she
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guesses the pay's alright
She can
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buy a few new things to wear and still go out at
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night
And as
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soon as she gets home from work she wants to
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be out with a crowd
Where she can
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dance and toss her head back and
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laugh out
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loud
Well the music's playing fast and
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they just met
He
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presses up against her and his shirt's all soaked with
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sweat
And with her
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back against the bar she can
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listen to the band
And she's
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holdin' a Corona and it's
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cold against her
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hand
repeat #3
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Don't want it to
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Night's Too Long?
- The song The Night's Too Long was sang by Patty Loveless.
Who is Patty Loveless?
- Patricia Lee Ramey (born January 4, 1957), known professionally as Patty Loveless, is an American country music singer. Since emerging on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first (self-titled) album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of neotraditional country. She also recorded albums in the country pop and bluegrass genres. Loveless was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, and raised in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Louisville, Kentucky. She rose to stardom thanks to her blend of honky tonk and country-rock and a plaintive, emotional ballad style that she learned from her brother Jeff. Throughout her career, Loveless has sold 15 million albums worldwide.
Loveless has charted more than 40 songs on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including five number ones: "Timber, I'm Falling in Love", "Chains", "Blame It on Your Heart", "You Can Feel Bad", and "Lonely Too Long". She has also released 16 studio albums in the United States, four of these albums have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and two have been certified gold. She has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1988.
Loveless was married to Terry Lovelace, from whom she derived her professional name, from 1976 to 1986. She has been married to record producer Emory Gordy Jr. since 1989.
