Song Description

Bullets over Broadway with a happy ending

Lyrics

I tried again today
To write a Broadway play
I need to find a patron
Someone in the know
With a lot of dough
Perhaps a wealthy matron
Met a guy named Smith
Who used to hang out with
A gangster from Manhattan
Respectable or not
He's capable of thought
He's even learning Latin

Overnight Sensation
Overnight Sensation

I sent out the word
Needed a song-bird
Someone who can play-act
The tough guy said "Hey Jack
Walk with me out back
To talk about your contract"
"Here; I've got your check
In case you haven't yet
Meet your leading lady"
"Just a business deal
I know how you feel
Don't think of it as shady"

Overnight Sensation
Overnight Sensation

My striving for perfection
Did not gaurantee selection
Just look at my collection
Of their letters of rejection

Then on opening night
Suffering from stage fright
Her voice broke with emotion
She ran into the aisle
The audience went wild
The show caused a commotion
I never would have guessed
She would bring success
To our collaboration
Ironic twist of fate, that
Proves it not to late for an Overnight Sensation

Overnight Sensation
The sky is open the rain is falling
Overnight Sensation
To Easy Street from Grand Central Station
Overnight Sensation
I hear Letterman and Leno calling
Overnight Sensation
Instant adoration