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I left my home in Minnesota
To escape a kind of restlessness
I couldn't shake after the war
And when I stepped off of the train at Pennsylvania Station
I felt that restlessness even more
All of New York City wanted what was coming next
Everyone was lookin' for what I was lookin' for
Tonight let's misbehave
And take what happens to the grave
No matter what you crave
The city's reignited
The Great War has been won
The bacchanalia has begun
Manhattan's come undone
And everyone's invited
Where's the party and can you take me there?
And when the party's over, can you find another party somewhere?
We live for today, we pay off the cops
And today is never over if the party never stops
Where's the party and can you take me there?
And when the party's over, can you find another party somewhere?
We live for today, we pay off the cops
And when you think the party stops
The party's roaring on
The party's roaring on
And we'll beat on and on and on and on
And on and on and on
The practical thing was to find rooms in Manhattan
Turns out Manhattan's expensive
So when I heard of a cottage on the grounds of a Long Island mansion
For 80 bucks a month? I jumped on it
A rumor's goin' 'round
About a mansion on the Sound
The city's found another John Jacob Astor
He opens up his place
Then disappears without a trace
His parties set the pace
And he takes it faster
Where's the party and can you take me there?
And when the party's over, can you find another party somewhere?
We live for today, we pay off the cops
And when you think the party stops
The party's roaring on
The party's roaring on
And we'll beat on and on and on and on
And on and on and on
One evening I went down to the shoreline
Here is what I'll never forget
There was my neighbor
Standing in silhouette
He was reaching 'cross the water
His arm stretched to the sky
And then he was gone
And I was left to wonder why
I turned back to my cottage
What was he reaching for?
Then a letter from my neighbor
Fell to the floor
"The honor would be entirely mine if you would attend my next little party
Yours
Jay Gatsby"
The very first time I saw Gatsby's name
If only I knew then that I would never be the same
Where's the party and can you take me there?
He hypnotized the city
(Yeah, take me there)
We were drawn to him like moths to a flame
Was there some other way
(Some other way)
This all could have gone?
(This all could've gone)
Before he crossed the Rubicon
Woo
The party's roaring on
He had the world at his feet
The party's roaring on
Oh, he made the summer beat
Oh, we beat on and on and on and on and on and on
And on and on and on
And on
The party's roaring on
The party's roaring on
And we'll beat on and on and on and on
And on
And on
And on
And on
And on
And on
And on
WRITERS
Jason Howland, Nathan P Tysen
PUBLISHERS
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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