Ever heard someone say after speaking a long time, 'Well, to make a long story short..' I've always thought..'It's too late now!' A buddy of mine had the same idea and we challeged the other to write a song with the title. Here it is.

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Ever heard someone say after speaking a long time, "Well, to make a long story short.."
I've always thought.."It's too late now!" A buddy of mine had the same idea and we challeged the other to write a song with the title. Here it is.

I was eatin a burger at DQ
When my old friend George walked in
He sat down and ordered a cold RC
Opened up and the story begln

He said his daughter ran away with the mailman
And his dog had a case of the mange
Said his new job wasn't workin out
The neighbor's cat was drivin' him insane
Pre-chorus
I said wait a minute buddy you know that I feel your pain
But please take a breath 'cause there's something I gotta say:

Chorus
If you planned to make a long story short, well it's too late
You've already put too much information on my plate
I don't mean to cut you off or to be a bad sport
But it's too late--- to make a long story short

Well at supper time I drove to my house
Kissed the dog and walked my wife
Told me bout her day and asked about mine
I told her bout my friend and his life

I told about the problems he'd been dealin' in
How his patience was a-wearin' thin
His life's a mess by George, without doubt
I didn't leave a single comma out

She said wait a minute honey you know that I feel his pain
But please take a breath 'cause there's something I gotta say:

Chorus
If you planned to make a long story short, well it's too late
You've already put too much information on my plate
I don't mean to cut you off or to be a bad sport
But it's too late--- to make a long story short