Prince — Life ‘O’ the Party

[Intro] This is the life of the party We going to do it right [Verse 1] So you're having a party? Goody for you All the beautiful people going to be there Yeah, that's cool You know you're gonna have a good time Because you got the news That the life o' the party Is going to party with you We're doing our own thing 'Til the sun come up Sweet Candy going to be there Yeah, it's gonna be rough She ain't got no off switch And neither do I When you read it in the paper tomorrow You gonna hang your head and cry [Chorus] We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody Don't party like we do Once we get it started We gotta go all night This is the life o' the party We gon' do it right [Verse 2] Why party in your own yard When you can party in mine? All the beautiful people gonna be there Putting the I in fine Throw the records out my window CDs out the door Might as well give it to the milkman But we don't want it no more Everybody can smell this funk y'all Down in Atlanta, GA Everybody, even Dre and 'em Know it's okay Hey, we don't need any tripping You all on this special day We just call and let you know You better not come if you can't stay [Chorus] We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody Don't party like we do Once we get it started We gotta go all night This is the life o' the party We gon' do it right, horns [Verse 3] What's it gonna take to get your booty soaking wet? You and me closer baby, that's a bet I'm the life of the party As long as I got your body Shaking like a leaf on a tree Cutie, come dance with me You and me, we got mad chemistry Don't it make you wanna holler? Come with the life of the party, y'all We're still making dollars Twenty-five years to life The judge sentenced me to hard labor with a knife Making cuts for you all Keeping the party packed and wall to wall I don't care what they say "He don't play the hits no more Plus I thought he was gay" But it ain't nothing if it ain't fun My voice is getting higher And I ain't never had my nose done That's the other guy All the purple hippies bang your head on the one [Chorus] We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody Don't party like we do Once we get it started We gotta go all night This is the life o' the party We gon' do it right We gonna have us a party All are welcome too We ain't down with nobody Don't party like we do Once we get it started We gotta go all night This is the life o' the party We gon' do it right [Outro] Life o' the party Life o' the party