Can we talk about automatic satisfaction
Sittin' back relaxin' floored
What's wrong with kickin' it
When you're bored and lit
Lets smoke some cigarettes
And catch up on the back porch
Fire up another roach

We don't need a rest this is just a test
'cause we're alright, we're up all night
To see the sun come up again now
Just one more time no reason why
To see the sun come up again.

The more we try to change
The more we stay the same
We're caught up in the game and now
Just like empty picture frames
So now were to blame

Said we were gettin' down, on henessey and fountain
Smelled another mountain now
If you ain't gettin' down, you'll come around
And were alright, we're up all night
To see the sun come up again now
Just one more time, no reason why
To see the sun come up again.

So lets smoke some cigarettes
And catch up on the back porch
Fire up another roach

We don't need a rest, it's just a test
And as the world spins we'll watch it with a grin
And look in as the day begins
Well now it's on again, it's dawn again.
Yeah! Yeah!
And we're alright
We're up all night

To see the sun come up again now
Just one more time, no reason why
To see the sun come up again
Yeah we're alright, yeah we're alright
Yeah we're alright, up all night
Yeah we're alright, yeah we're alright
To see the sun come up again now!


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Up All Night Lyrics as written by Gary Barlow Ben Mark

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    poway has been bangin this song since before you could even imagine... truly a song that tells it how it is.. poway parties harder than you and all i can do is think of this song and reflect on the craziness..

    The more we try to change The more we stay the same We're caught up in the game and now Just like empty picture frames So now were to blame

    unknown mobberon January 15, 2002   Link
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    Hell yes poway people! great song from a great band

    shorty5feet2on January 20, 2002   Link
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    i fucken love this song!!!!!!!!!

    memphison February 15, 2002   Link
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    wicked awesome song!!!!!!!!!!!catchy too

    broken_soundon April 16, 2002   Link
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    OMG! THIS SONG ROCKS!...ITS GETS YOU IN THE BEST MOOD! :D

    Fox23on April 18, 2002   Link
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    This song is actually about how Unwritten Law and an australian band stayed up for a few days with out hardly sleeping at all and just partied hard.

    lanoon April 27, 2002   Link
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    sorry the australian band was Grinspoon

    lanoon April 27, 2002   Link
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    I LOVE this song! it so awesome!

    MorbidAngelon April 29, 2002   Link
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    this is the greatest party song ever~! when i'm down i just turn it on and i'm happy all over again~! i love it!

    purple_m0nkiezzon May 01, 2002   Link
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    THis one of the few highlights of the Elva Album. THe album as a whole, is very disapointing to see the least.

    hansdude84on May 01, 2002   Link

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