Overnight
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I met you on the Sunday night by that Monday morning
Overnight although I wondered overnight what's wrong with me
Overnight love walked right in and shook me like a tree
Oh I sat down when I got home and gave my heart a warnin'
Overnight I dreamed about you overnight while count the sheep
Overnight I felt for you so hard I couldn't sleep
All night long I wished you were my own
And when I came to I was huggin' you like a hound dog hugs a bone
All night long my heart was standing still
And when I got up I pitched myself to see if this was real
Then you came by and told me dear the same sweet Monday morning
Overnight you dreamed about me overnight you loved me too
Overnight we found the dream that really did come true




(All night long I wished you were my own...
Really did come true that really did come true

Overall Meaning

Jim Reeves's song Overnight is a romantic ballad that describes the sudden and intense passion that can arise between two people. The lyrics refer to the singer's encounter with the object of their affection on a Sunday night, and the overwhelming emotions they experience "overnight." They wonder what could be wrong with them and cannot stop thinking about the other person, to the point that they dream about them and can hardly sleep. The love they feel is described as shaking them like a tree and pulling them in close, as if they were a "hound dog" embracing a beloved bone.


The highlight of the song is the chorus, where it becomes clear that the other person feels the same way. "Overnight you dreamed about me overnight you loved me too, overnight we found the dream that really did come true" encapsulates the magic of falling in love quickly and intensely.


Overall, the song is a sweet and straightforward ode to the exhilaration of falling in love, with a catchy tune that is easy to sing along to.


Line by Line Meaning

I met you on the Sunday night by that Monday morning
I first encountered you on a Sunday night and by the next morning, I was already intrigued by you.


Overnight although I wondered overnight what's wrong with me
Within a night, I began to question myself about the sudden interest that I developed for you.


Overnight love walked right in and shook me like a tree
Within a night, I fell in love with you so deeply that it shook me like a tree.


Oh I sat down when I got home and gave my heart a warnin'
After encountering you, I felt the need to have a deep conversation with myself and warn my heart about the newfound love that was slowly creeping in.


Overnight I dreamed about you overnight while count the sheep
That first night, I couldn't stop thinking about you, even while counting sheep in an attempt to fall asleep.


Overnight I felt for you so hard I couldn't sleep
My feelings had become so intense that I found it difficult to sleep at night.


All night long I wished you were my own
Throughout the night, I couldn't help but desire to have you as my own.


And when I came to I was huggin' you like a hound dog hugs a bone
When I eventually woke up, I realized that I was holding you tightly, just like a hound dog would hold onto a bone.


All night long my heart was standing still
Throughout the night, I was so infatuated with you that my heart was figuratively standing still.


And when I got up I pitched myself to see if this was real
When I finally woke up, I had to pinch myself to confirm that what I experienced was real.


Then you came by and told me dear the same sweet Monday morning
The following morning, you confirmed to me that you had similar feelings for me.


Overnight you dreamed about me overnight you loved me too
Just like I did, you too had fallen in love with me within a night.


Overnight we found the dream that really did come true
Our love blossomed so quickly that it felt like a dream, but it was indeed a love that had come true.




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sauquoit13456

On this day in 1958 {April 7th} Jim Reeves performed "I Love You More" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV weekday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'...
At the time "Overnight", which was the B-side of "I Love You More", was at #10 on Billboard's Most Played Country/Western Songs by Jockeys chart, that was also it's peak position on the chart...
One month later on May 25th, 1958 "I Love You More" would reached #8 on the Most Played by Jockeys chart...
Between 1953 and 1984 'Gentleman Jim' had seventy-five* records on the Billboard's Country charts, forty-nine made the Top 10 with eleven reaching #1, plus he had seven that peaked at #2...
Six of his seventy-five charted records were duets; two with Deborah Allen, two with Patsy Cline, and one each with Ginny Wright and Dottie West...
Sadly, James Travis Reeves passed away at the young age of 40 on July 31st, 1965 {plane crash}...
May he R.I.P.
* And thirty-two of his seventy-five charted records were released after his death...

yungboss

Wow, thanks for sharing

Thom67

A great beat
Jim Reeves really bounces and swings along on this one.

john sandiford

Nice song,thanks for sharing Wayne

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