The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
We like to sleep all day, and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
Hands up, King-King-Kingston
Let's go
It's revolution, yeah
Ain't no time for seclusion, yeah
Come on and put a bottle in your hand, go 'til you can't stand
And just rock it, rock it, rock it, whoa
So much confusion, yeah
'Cause everybody's losing it
It's feeling like a festival tonight with them flashing lights
And we rock it, rock it, rock it, whoa
And we don't got a worry in sight and until it gets bright outside
We breakin' all the rules that we know
We outta control, we rock and we roll
Ain't nothing gonna ever stop the party, you know we go, we all
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on, let's party tonight
Intoxication, yeah
The feel of liberation, yeah
We goin' like a rebel with a cause and we breakin' the laws
And we rock it, rock it, rock it, whoa
No hibernation, no
No, not until the day comes, no
We gonna paint the town red 'til God knows when
'Cause we rock it, whoa
And we don't got a worry in sight and until it gets bright outside
We breakin' all the rules that we know
We outta control, we rock and we roll
Ain't nothing gonna ever stop the party, you know we go, we all
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We gonna rock until the night is done
We ain't gonna stop until we see the sun
And we don't ever have a problem, no need for solutions
We starting up a revolution
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
Let's party tonight, whoa
This is how we like to live our life
Hands up, King-King-Kingston
Let's go
It's revolution, yeah
Ain't no time for seclusion, yeah
Come on and put a bottle in your hand, go 'til you can't stand
And just rock it, rock it, rock it, whoa
So much confusion, yeah
'Cause everybody's losing it
It's feeling like a festival tonight with them flashing lights
And we rock it, rock it, rock it, whoa
And we don't got a worry in sight and until it gets bright outside
We breakin' all the rules that we know
We outta control, we rock and we roll
Ain't nothing gonna ever stop the party, you know we go, we all
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on, let's party tonight
Intoxication, yeah
The feel of liberation, yeah
We goin' like a rebel with a cause and we breakin' the laws
And we rock it, rock it, rock it, whoa
No hibernation, no
No, not until the day comes, no
We gonna paint the town red 'til God knows when
'Cause we rock it, whoa
And we don't got a worry in sight and until it gets bright outside
We breakin' all the rules that we know
We outta control, we rock and we roll
Ain't nothing gonna ever stop the party, you know we go, we all
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We gonna rock until the night is done
We ain't gonna stop until we see the sun
And we don't ever have a problem, no need for solutions
We starting up a revolution
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
We like to sleep all day and party all night
This is how we like to live our life
I got a feeling everything is gonna be alright
So come on, come on, come on
Let's party tonight, whoa
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Party All Night (Sleep All Day) Lyrics as written by Polina Goudieva August Rigo
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