Discover the story of the song > The Lifeboat Party – Kid Creole and the Coconuts

The lyrics are about a party that only certain people are invited to, called the "lifeboat party". The protagonist is happy that he wore his nice clothes and brought a bottle instead of his partner. They mention a person named Charlie Lane who plays the saxophone, and someone named Monica who has been going after men but needs to keep fighting. The lyrics emphasize that this party is for certain people and that you have to know somebody to get in.