Overnight Story Lyrics - John Hiatt

They took enough of my mind 

To make a calculator 

Addin' up the figures, they'll find 

That love's a dumbwaiter 

Waitin' for the dream to fade 

Right into you hit parade 

Maybe I've made that long black list 

But I was born when we first kissed 

(Chorus) 

Not another overnight story 

No overnight success 

We've hung around too long for glory 

Is it too late for happiness? 

Yesterday is over now 

And we've come too far to bow 

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Here comes Swifty, they're off 

To chase another headline 

But all the news gets soft 

Before it makes the deadline 

The morning paper hits my door 

But I don't read it any more 

Yes I know what went on last night 

You made your coffin before daylight 

(Chorus) 

Not another overnight story 

No overnight success 

We've hung around too long for glory 

Is it too late for happiness? 

Yesterday is over now 

And we've come too far to bow 

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They're adding inches at our expense 

To the measure of their capital worth 

The next big thing is gonna dance and sing 

Us all off of the face of this earth 

They call it big time love 

But I'm not nervous 

'Cause all your turtledoves 

Are out of service 

And all those arc lights comb the sky 

For any little birds that fly 

You're all still jerks, and we're still here 

Fast asleep at the big premiere 

(Chorus) 

Not another overnight story 

No overnight success 

We've hung around too long for glory 

Is it too late for happiness? 

Yesterday is over now 

And we've come too far to bow