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.
I'm not calling you a liar
Just don't lie to me
I'm not calling you a thief
Just don't steal from me
I'm not calling you a ghost
Just stop haunting me
And I love you so much
I'm gonna let you
Kill me
There's a ghost in my lungs
And it sighs in my sleep
Wraps itself around my tongue
As it softly speaks
Then it walks then it walks with my legs
To fall
To fall
To fall at your feet
Oh, but for the grace of God go on
And when you kiss me I'm happy enough to die
I'm not calling you a liar
Just don't lie to me
And I love you so much
I'm gonna let you
I'm not calling you a thief
Just don't
And I love you so much
I'm gonna let you
Oh
I'm not calling you a ghost
Just don't
There's a ghost in my mouth
And it talks in my sleep
Wraps itself around my tongue
As it softly speaks
Then it walks then it walks
Then it walks with my legs
To fall, to fall, to fall
To fall, to fall, to fall
To fall, to fall, to fall
To fall, to fall, to fall at your feet
Oh, but for the grace of God go on
And when you kiss me, I'm happy enough
Just don't lie to me
I'm not calling you a thief
Just don't steal from me
I'm not calling you a ghost
Just stop haunting me
And I love you so much
I'm gonna let you
Kill me
There's a ghost in my lungs
And it sighs in my sleep
Wraps itself around my tongue
As it softly speaks
Then it walks then it walks with my legs
To fall
To fall
To fall at your feet
Oh, but for the grace of God go on
And when you kiss me I'm happy enough to die
I'm not calling you a liar
Just don't lie to me
And I love you so much
I'm gonna let you
I'm not calling you a thief
Just don't
And I love you so much
I'm gonna let you
Oh
I'm not calling you a ghost
Just don't
There's a ghost in my mouth
And it talks in my sleep
Wraps itself around my tongue
As it softly speaks
Then it walks then it walks
Then it walks with my legs
To fall, to fall, to fall
To fall, to fall, to fall
To fall, to fall, to fall
To fall, to fall, to fall at your feet
Oh, but for the grace of God go on
And when you kiss me, I'm happy enough
Lyrics submitted by liliroze, edited by Mellow_Harsher
I'm Not Calling You A Liar Lyrics as written by Isabella Janet Florentina Summers Florence Leontine Mary Welch
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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It's "oh, but for the grace of god go I" not "on"
hmm, i thought the same thing, she doesnt exactly pronounce the 'n'
I'm certain it's "There but for the grace of god go I". Quite a well-known expression, and the only one that makes any sense. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/there_but_for_the_grace_of_God_go_I
Also it was mentioned in an interview as "There but for the grace of god go I" .. not "Oh" . http:// youtube.com/watch at the end