Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

Lyrics

[Verse 1: John Linnell] Well I know it sounds funny But I'm not in it for the money, no I don’t need a reputation And I'm not in it for the show [Chorus: John Flansburgh, John Linnell & John Flansburgh ] I just want a hit record ( Hit record, yeah ) Wanna hear it on the radio ( Want a hit record, yeah ) Want a big hit record ( Want a hit record, yeah ) One that everybody's got to know ( Want a hit record, yeah ) [Post-Chorus: John Flansburgh, John Flansburgh & John Linnell ] Well if the program director don’t pull it Then it's time to get back the bullet So bring the group down to the station You're gonna be an overnight sensation [Verse 2: John Linnell] I've been trying to write the lyric Non-offensive but satiric too And if you put it in the a-slot It's just got to make a mint for you [Chorus: John Flansburgh & John Linnell ] And I want a hit record ( Hit record, yeah ) Wanna hear it on the radio ( Want a hit record, yeah ) (Number one) Want a big hit record ( Want a hit record, yeah ) One that everybody's got to know ( Want a hit record, yeah ) [Guitar Solo] Overnight sensation [Bridge: John Flansburgh & John Linnell ] I fit those words to a good melody ( To a good melody ) Amazing how success has been ignoring me so long ( Has been ignoring me ) I use my bread making demos all day ( Making demos all day ) Writing in the night while in my head I hear ( While in my head it plays ) The record play Hear it play [Outro: John Linnell & John Flansburgh] Hit record, yeah Want a hit record, yeah Want a hit record, yeah Want a hit record, yeah Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one) Want a hit record, yeah (number one)