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.
In a motel room, with the Bible out
Combing scriptures for answers about
What's happening now
'Cause I can't believe my eyes
And I just don't trust my ears
But I've heard a man can always come find
Some solace here
And Lord, I know that we don't talk
Often at all anymore
But desperate folks do desperate things
So I'm stapling this note to your door
Please, turn the ship around
And lock the course in place
And keep the train tracks nailed to the ground
Or pull the emergency break
'Cause I've lost my faith in man
Just like I once lost faith in you
And I've been covering all kinds of ground
Thinking hard 'bout what else I could lose
And I know how I look
To come crawling back
Acting like you owe me proof
But this is bigger than me
I think it's bigger than you too
So if this gets to you
Yeah if you ever come home
Just know I won't be awaiting the postman
I will not be glued to my phone
I'll know a change has come
I'll know that you exist
When all our bombs stop exploding
And when all of those landmines are stripped
And we stop blowin' up strangers' houses
And making orphans of innocent kids
And people stop thinking the world's theirs for the taking
'Cause your world once told them it is
'Til then, I'm gonna shake my head
I'm gonna bite my tongue
When people tell me, 'Have faith and be patient,
We're waiting for God to show up.'
Yeah 'til then, it's one more skeptical song
And I'll be glad as hell
If you come and prove me wrong
Combing scriptures for answers about
What's happening now
'Cause I can't believe my eyes
And I just don't trust my ears
But I've heard a man can always come find
Some solace here
And Lord, I know that we don't talk
Often at all anymore
But desperate folks do desperate things
So I'm stapling this note to your door
Please, turn the ship around
And lock the course in place
And keep the train tracks nailed to the ground
Or pull the emergency break
'Cause I've lost my faith in man
Just like I once lost faith in you
And I've been covering all kinds of ground
Thinking hard 'bout what else I could lose
And I know how I look
To come crawling back
Acting like you owe me proof
But this is bigger than me
I think it's bigger than you too
So if this gets to you
Yeah if you ever come home
Just know I won't be awaiting the postman
I will not be glued to my phone
I'll know a change has come
I'll know that you exist
When all our bombs stop exploding
And when all of those landmines are stripped
And we stop blowin' up strangers' houses
And making orphans of innocent kids
And people stop thinking the world's theirs for the taking
'Cause your world once told them it is
'Til then, I'm gonna shake my head
I'm gonna bite my tongue
When people tell me, 'Have faith and be patient,
We're waiting for God to show up.'
Yeah 'til then, it's one more skeptical song
And I'll be glad as hell
If you come and prove me wrong
Lyrics submitted by devinelynew
Lord, I Know We Don't Talk Lyrics as written by Kevin Patrick Devine
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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