Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Steve Hackett
Canonical path: /hackett-steve/overnight-sleeper
Related lyric paths: 6
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Overnight Sleeper
Read Overnight Sleeper lyrics by Steve Hackett on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Overnight Sleeper
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Beneath the scattered light
Across bare hills of night
I dreamt a train just missed me
Another came in sight
I ran across the track
Then had to turn right back
A new one came straight at me
The next behind my back
Nowhere else to turn to
There're walls on either side
Why must the embankment be so high
Beside myself with weakness
And faint from running wild
I could hear the sound of
Burning coal
They never seem to stop
But always get to smoke
Right out between two tunnels
I ran until I woke
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Steve Hackett performs "Overnight Sleeper", and this lyric page sits inside the Steve Hackett catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Time To Get Out and A Doll That's Made In Japan with a short reason for opening each page next.
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