I'll be drinkin' cold coffee
At a diner in Baton Rouge
I got a show there, out in nowhere
Then we gotta drive straight on through
To Oklahoma an' Arizona
What's a thousand miles or two
For a big star in an old car
This is all a dream come true
I've been livin' on easy street
It's all worked out so perfectly
It's just part of the life I guess
Of an overnight success
There's a man out in California
Says he's got a good deal for me
I might take it: I wanna make it
Even if I gotta play for free
It's a small price for the big time
He told me this is just the break I need
He can't be serious; must be delirious
I wouldn't give it up for anything
(Repeat Chorus Twice)
It's just part of the life I guess
Of an overnight success
Of an overnight success
I'm just an overnight success
At a diner in Baton Rouge
I got a show there, out in nowhere
Then we gotta drive straight on through
To Oklahoma an' Arizona
What's a thousand miles or two
For a big star in an old car
This is all a dream come true
I've been livin' on easy street
It's all worked out so perfectly
It's just part of the life I guess
Of an overnight success
There's a man out in California
Says he's got a good deal for me
I might take it: I wanna make it
Even if I gotta play for free
It's a small price for the big time
He told me this is just the break I need
He can't be serious; must be delirious
I wouldn't give it up for anything
(Repeat Chorus Twice)
It's just part of the life I guess
Of an overnight success
Of an overnight success
I'm just an overnight success