When interviewed about "The Night's Too Long", Patty commented that "It's a story-type tune. It's about a girl named 'Sylvia' and I'm really going to be kinda sittin' back and see what this one does. I really hope that this song goes over because I love singing the lyrics. The lyrics are great and I love the story it tells because I know a lot of Sylvia's - and I've been sort of like Sylvia myself. One of my favorite people that used to project stories great was Dolly Parton. I thought she was always great at it and I wish I could hear her doing more of this kind of song."

In 1993 CMT shifted the program over to it's sister network, TNN, as a series of specials and eventually it rode off into the video sunset in 1994.

The Night's Too Long
(Lucinda Williams)

Sylvia was workin', as a waitress in Beaumont She said I'm movin' away, I'm gonna get what I want I'm tired of these small town boys, that don't move fast enough I'm gonna find me one who wears a leather jacket, and likes his livin' rough So she saved her tips and overtime, and bought an old rusty car She sold most everything she had, to make a brand new start She said, I won't be needing these silly dresses and nylon hose 'Cause when I get to where I'm goin', I'm gonna buy me all new clothes. The nights too long, It just drags on and on And then there's never enough, that's when the sun starts coming up Don't let go of her hand, you just might be the right man She loves the night, she loves the night She doesn't want the night, don't want it to end Don't want it to end

Well she works in an office now, and she guesses the pay's all right She can buy a few new things to wear, and still go out at night And as soon as she gets home from work she wants to be out with the crowd Where she can dance and throw her head back, and laugh out loud Well the music's playin' fast, and they just met He presses up against her, and his shirt's all soaked with sweat And with her back against the bar, she can listen to the band And she's holdin' a Corona, and it's cold against her hand The night's too long, It just drags on and on And then there's never enough, that's when the sun starts coming up Don't let go of her hand, you just might be the right man She loves the night, she loves the night She doesn't want the night, don't want it to end Don't want it to end

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