Life of the Party - Shabba Noah

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

When I turned 20, I was overcome With the thought that I might not turn 21 Death upon my doorstep, if I took just one more step There'd be nothing left of me except these songs And my father told me, "Noah, when you don't know where you're goin' Just stand still, soon enough you will And when all the hope and joy you feel turns into paranoia 'Cause it will, remember just stand still" Just stand still Just stand still, oh As you get older, it gets harder to change You might find yourself alone with just your shame But it's not over It's all gonna be okay And when times are tough remember what I say My grandfather told my father, "It don't get easier, just harder Yes, it will, remember just stand still And when all the hope and joy you feel turns into paranoia 'Cause it will, remember just stand still" Just stand still Just stand still, yeah Just stand still and watch the sunset bleed With only dirt under your feet to feel, just stand still 67 thousand miles an hour around the sun And that is how it feels, just stand still In a universe that's infinite Yet everything gets lost in it You will just stand still You'll be right, you'll be wrong, you'll be fine 'Cause life goes on and on, until, until Just stand still (just stand still, just stand) (Just stand still, just stand still, still) Just stand still (just stand still, just stand) (Just stand still, just stand still) Just stand still (still) Just stand still Just stand still Oh, oh, just stand still

It's an empty shell I live in The doors are always closed And I spend my weeks Losing my head Resting my bones And they say that nothing's given So I guess I'll get nothing at all And I'll accept defeat 'Cause you can't swing When the fight's lost You know Can't see the grass getting greener 'cause Out here ain't nothing but blue And your eyes blood red, the high helps a little But everyone you meet's just passing through White lies take all of the color from you Most nights you don't sleep at all And you black out blind you hide Is there any wonder no one ever really tries to call? You say Oo-oo, sometimes I feel like an animal Oo-oo, I climb so high just to feel a fall and let it go So look me in the eyes Am I someone else? Oo-oo, sometimes I feel like an animal An animal, an animal And I always have a vision But I always watch it go Then I feel too weak And it's too much And it's too close, hmm-mm Can't see the grass getting greener 'cause Out here ain't nothing but blue And your eyes blood red, the high helps a little But everyone you meet's just passing through White lies take all of the color from you Most nights you don't sleep at all And you black out blind you hide Is there any wonder no one ever really tries to call? You say Oo-oo, sometimes I feel like an animal Oo-oo, I climb so high just to feel a fall and let it go So look me in the eyes Am I someone else? Oo-oo, sometimes I feel like an animal An animal, an animal Can't see the grass getting greener 'cause Out here ain't nothing but blue And your eyes blood red, the high helps a little But everyone you meet's just passing through You say Oo-oo, sometimes I feel like an animal Oo-oo, I climb so high just to feel a fall and let it go So look me in the eyes, am I someone else? Oo-oo, sometimes I feel like an animal An animal, an animal Oo-oo Oo-oo

Oh, she hates to say goodbye So she only says goodnight When she goes, she stops to look behind And I'll sink Oh, she sleeps with one eye closed So she can tell when she's alone Oh no, this summer comes and goes But I'll sink Oh, she's the sunset in the west Oh, she's sleep when I need rest And though this ship can be saved yet And oh, for you, I would never sink again And oh, for you, I would never sink again Oh, she promises to write I know, it's harder if she tries So, I have grown To tell myself a lie and I'll sink Time slows to let me jog along High hopes, don't last me very long But winding roads, they never seem to stop And I'll sink Oh, she's the sunset in the west Oh, she's sleep when I need rest And though the ship can be saved yet And oh, for you, I would never sink again And oh I, would never sink again And oh I, would never sink again And oh I, would never sink again And oh, for you, I would never sink again And oh, for you, I would never sink again Oh, she's the path on which I tread Oh, she's the shiver up my neck Oh, she's the blood rush to my head Oh, for you, I would never sink again And oh, for you, I would never sink again

I'm sailin' away to a place I'm afraid of The dawn isn't here, the sun hasn't rose I'm drinkin' my days with the coastal longshoreman They got money to make and children back home And the last that I heard you were down in New Orleans Workin' your days at the print I drink 'til I drown, and I smoke 'til I'm burnin' Your hands are all over my scent I worry for you, you worry for me And it's fine if we know we won't change Collect every dream in these old empty pockets And hope that I'll need them someday But the wreckage of you, I no longer reside in The bridges have long since been burnt The ash of the home that I started the fire in It starts to return to the earth I'm leavin' this town, and I'm changin' my address I know that you'll come if you want It's not Halloween but the ghost you dressed up as Sure knows how to haunt, yes, it knows how to haunt It's an ode to the hole that I found myself stuck in A song for the grave that I dug There's a murder of crows in the lowlight off Boston And I see your face in each one I'm losin' myself in the tiniest objects I'm seein' my life on a screen I'm hearin' your voice in a strange foreign language If only I learned how to speak But the wreckage of you I no longer reside in The bridges have long since been burnt And the ash of the home that I started the fire in It starts to return to the earth I'm leavin' this town, and I'm changin' my address I know that you'll come if you want It's not Halloween but the ghost you dressed up as Sure knows how to haunt, yeah, you know how to haunt Mmm (ah-ooh, ooh), you know to haunt Know how to haunt, mmm (ah-ooh, ooh) I know that you fear that I'm wicked and weary I know that you're fearin' the end But I only tell truth when I'm sure that I'm lyin' So, I'm settin' sail once again