[Verse 1]
Party people are such funny people, mm-hmm, mm-mm
Happy people or so it seems
Oh, but those party people are such lonely people
Phony people who live in dreams
[Chorus 1]
'Cause when the music's gone
And the lights come on
And somebody says "It's time to go home"
And those party people
Those party people
Always cry when the party's over, mm-mm
[Verse 2]
Party people they seem like cheery people
But they're weary people with no place to run
Lord, have mercy on party people, they're such proud people
Oh, and they're loud people living only for fun
[Chorus 2]
So they numb their mind
With their sparkling wine
And though they may deny that it's true
Those party people
Those very same party people
Always cry when the party's over
[Outro]
When the party's over
They always cry
When the party's over
Whoa-oh, they always cry
Party People was written by Joe South.
The Chips (Joe South) released Party People on Sat Jan 16 1965.