Overnight Sensation

Lookin' at the faces starin' back at me Stage lights are blindin', they're reminding me Of playin' on my bedroom floor Mama's back against the door Sayin', "Baby, won't you sing me one more song" Drivin' and my song comes on the radio It brings me back to days when I didn't know If anybody'd even show And was it worth the miles I drove? 'Cause no one knows my name in Toccoa No one knows quite how this thing goes There's no right way to chase it After all the booze and tears and patience I'm an overnight sensation 13 years in the makin' Don't wonder anymore if my dad's proud of me 'Cause now he's standin' side of stage singin' my melodies I remember him askin' me "Why're you wastin' your degree For a couple part-time jobs and a dream?" No one knows quite how this thing goes There's no right way to chase it After all the booze and tears and patience I'm an overnight sensation 13 years in the makin' There's no map for this damn promised land No blueprint, there's no master plan And no way of knowin' if, or how, or when Sometimes I miss the days when I was 17 Wasn't worried about the money or singin' out of key But I set my course for the unknown Worked my fingers to the bone Hurt like hell goin' through it then Lookin' back, I'd do it all again No one knows quite how this thing goes There's no right way to chase it After all the booze and tears and patience I'm an overnight sensation I'm an overnight sensation 13 years in the makin'