Life of the Party - Shawn Mendes

I'll be the life of the party I know that I'm not what you wanted A prom queen without a crown You know that I'll be fine though, you know I'll be fine though Old high school parties, this is not where we're at Please don't invite me, 22 and holding back Can't see the point in coming just to see you flash those eyes to girls Just like that And I'll be in the corner sipping on some "don't you dare go home yet" Why do we pretend that this is what we came for? Baby don't lie I'll be the life of the party I know that I'm not what you wanted A prom queen without a crown You know that I'll be fine though, you know I'll be fine though This can't be good, it's a problem Oh the way that we feed off each other Lost my crown in a distant dream Where it was only you and me Finish off and I'm gone Didn't take what you came here for You see why this could never work with me Now play it off with someone Act like you are capable And don't you worry about me And I'll be in the corner In your head that what you'd wanna see But I'm not up for games so I'm out I'll be the life of the party I know that I'm not what you wanted A prom queen without a crown You know that I'll be fine though, you know I'll be fine though This can't be good, it's a problem Oh the way that we feed off each other Lost my crown in a distant dream Where it was only you and me After all this time now I see This was just game, hide and seek But I don't need no crowns anymore I'll be the life of the party I know that I'm not what you wanted A prom queen without a crown You know that I'll be fine though, you know I'll be fine though This can't be good, it's a problem Oh the way that we feed off each other Lost my crown in a distant dream Where it was only you and me Only you and me

Hello, welcome to the other side You're lost Baby step outside your mind You've been really good You've been really good You've been thinking 'bout being bad ever since I put you on She got money for blow Just check her damn nose Prescription ain't an issue You can mix it with the, uh And if you wanna do it, baby I'm right here with you I'm on cloud 9 Baby you're behind You can follow me You can follow me if you want To go downtown, with the drugs in your body Take that step, you're the life of the party Know that step, you're the life of the party Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh, yeah I got two little ladies I got one little room There's a room full of niggas Baby what you wanna do? The way you move got me feeling so, uh I been thinking about it baby I been thinking about it lately I'm so far gone and you are too Show me how you go downtown With the drugs in your body Take that step, you're the life of the party Know that step, you're the life of the party Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Ooh, yeah I love how you touch How you feel How you breath Baby, how you do it so good? How you twist with your lips got the room so small baby Girl please don't go You're gonna please my boys You been thinking about it baby Yeah, you're a star Oh, you knocked one down Girl, you knocked it down Girl, there's one, two, three Go downtown, with the drugs in your body Take that step, you're the life of the party Know that step, you're the life of the party Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh Yeah Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah

It's after hours at that glamorous blind spot Where they're taking it easy, swapping personal experiences Let's listen in America Today Life of the party, mhm, 'til I almost cry, mhm It's the life of the party, to think I could've almost died Lord, help us Hey, Miss Donda You run into my mama, please tell her I said "Say something" I'm startin' to believe ain't no such thing as Heaven's trumpets No after-over, this is it, done If there's a Heaven, you would think they'd let ya speak to your son Maybe she has in the form of a baby's laugh I heard passing by in a stroller reminding me, "Hey, keep rolling" I don't know, maybe she has with a prick of a blade of grass I've been laying on way too long, got me itchy Got up and roamed a lil' more Miss Donda, you see my mama, tell her I'm lost You see, she'd always light a cigarette, we talk, I would cough Exaggerating a lil' bit so she get the point Tryna get her to stop smoking, I would leave and fire up a joint 'Til I quit, started back up again, 20 years later All that time, y'all thought a n- was high, thought I was crazy My mom, she ain't cut no corners Got me back on track, I don't miss her overstepping But do miss her showing Seven civilian life sh- Ah, Miss Donda, you see my mama, whisper her this The real reason I was geeked to go to church Must confess, when y'all grown-ups would be in Bible study That girl helping me with my homework? Her and I were f- So pure and p-, so spirit spinning and dirty So on, so on, and so on, we hoped that no one heard us And to this day, I think her mama knew but let us explore Miss Donda, you see my father, please, ask him why he never married Always smiled, but was he happy inside? Because I carried my mother's name, did he carry shame with him? I'm sure she did it out of spite, it was her decision at birth Shit, she probably was hurt, ah, poor baby Two young people with different views, a lot for a young lady No coincidence, they both passed away from heart conditions There's a dissidence at play, dad and mom do hard division Three Thou', poster child for big - raised by their mothers I'm supposed to smile as if God knew that I would be troubled Keeps me around, for what? I don't know But I do know that it's crucial, that we do so, pronto I don't know how much long though Straight from Shibuya, on some zen We back, ramped up, we on ten It's a marathon and look, we coming for the win Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon' win big (c'mon) Put the whole family on, look at what my Kim did Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon' win big (uh) We gon' win big (what?) Southside gang mentality way heavy I was thinking out the box even in a Box Chevy And my favorite art teacher name was Mrs. Levy 'Round the time, I learned to put my feelings to a medley (the life of the party) I ain't turn in homework for like four months and I bet she let me She saw the vision "Yeezy you special, go make your own decisions then" Man, that was a good choice, faith driving us like a Rolls Royce They tried to take my voice away, I ain't try to take ya choice away I just prayed the water break, just for my daughter sake, from a slip-up Fake signatures from fake managers, it all damage her, good Lord Give 'em enough of they own rope to hang 'em with The paparazzi never really got what my angle is They treat my married life like some type of entanglement My neighbor still dissing, wondering why I ain't saying it I can smell the setup, that's that 2Pac in Vegas hit I revealed myself and some don't know what to make of it God has said himself to make sure that the baby live And if Ye ain't here, then tell me who gonna say this here? Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a goddamn minute Let me stop playing with it, hopped in a Lamb' with it Hopped in a Lamb' with it, in a damn pandemic Know that Uncle Sam gotta have his damn hand in it Listen, straight from Shibuya, on some zen I'm on ten, it's a marathon and look, we comin' for the win Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon' win big (c'mon) Put the whole family on, look at what my Kim did Just like Puff told Christopher, we gon' win big (uh) We gon' win big (what?) Do y'all feel me? Really? Get off Scott Free, I'm talking Ridley Get off our knees, that's if you're with me Get off your knees, that's if you're with me Get off your knees and let's get free Get off your knees and let's get free Really, I mean really Really, I mean really I need release, I don't need police I'm like, "N-, puh-lease" Y'all can't hear me, for the real me For the real me, I mean, mhm-mm Alright, it's gonna shoot us in the-, woah, uh-oh, uh-oh Ready mama? (Yup) I'm so proud of you (yup), you're gonna have so much fun They gonna shoot us in the air, mama, okay? C'mon, P, I got you, it's okay, mama Hold your head back, hold your head back (three, two, one) Daddy's here, daddy's here, daddy's right here It's okay, mama, daddy's here, daddy here (Help, help) Daddy's right here (I'm scared) Okay, okay, I got you, it's okay Okay, we going slow, we going slow down It's okay, stop crying, daddy got you, see, it's over, you did it, P! You already did it! See? It's already over! Yay! You did it! Big Girl! It's already over! It's already over, it's already over Daddy right here, daddy right here I told you I'm not gon' let you go I'm not gon' let you go, mama, okay? Daddy got you, daddy gon' bring us all the way down, okay? (How was it?) We good (You did a good job) it was scary (Good job) our daughter got more heart than you

I made so many friends last night They all wanted to know me I can't say they were polite But I know they really got me And we told a lot of jokes I'm so clever when I'm tipsy Even when I nodded out I was centre of the action (yeah) Every interaction (yeah) Made me feel like, suddenly (yeah) Fantastic things could happen Singing I was the life, was the life of the party They wrote that out with a Sharpie I made so many friends I was the main attraction I was the life, was the life of the party They stripped me down like a Barbie They say I kissed the king But I don't remember anything I was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life of the party I was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life of the party I made so many friends last night Did I say that part already? Remnants of them still inside I'll remember this forever Swear to God I know myself There's more to me than quiet Got a devil on my back As a tribute to my mother (yeah) I'm holding double-double (yeah) I scratch my face with stubble (yeah) I woke up on the shuttle Singing I was the life, was the life of the party They wrote that out with a Sharpie I made so many friends I was the main attraction I was the life, was the life of the party They stripped me down like a Barbie They say I kissed the king But I don't remember anything I was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life of the party I was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life of the party Oh, I'll never forget But I don't wanna forget Hope I'll never forget I don't wanna forget Oh, I'll never forget But I don't wanna forget Hope I'll never forget I don't wanna forget I was the life, was the life of the party They wrote that out with a Sharpie I made so many friends I was the main attraction I was the life, was the life of the party They stripped me down like a Barbie They say I kissed the king But I don't remember anything I was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life of the party I was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life, was the life, was the life Was the life, was the life of the party Oh, I'll never forget I don't wanna forget Hope I'll never forget I don't wanna forget But I'll never forget I don't wanna forget