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.
Molly was a good girl and she knew the reasons why
So when she went back in the bathroom
She would never come outside
She was a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Molly was a good girl and she knew the reasons why
Molly was a good girl and she knew the reasons why
She was a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Molly was a good girl
Molly, Molly was a good girl
Molly, Molly was a- Molly was a
Molly, Molly, Molly was a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a no good, lousy, motherfucking, stupid--
Oh!
Liar!
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
So when she went back in the bathroom
She would never come outside
She was a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Molly was a good girl and she knew the reasons why
Molly was a good girl and she knew the reasons why
She was a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Molly was a good girl
Molly, Molly was a good girl
Molly, Molly was a- Molly was a
Molly, Molly, Molly was a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a liar
She's a good girl
And it felt great to be a no good, lousy, motherfucking, stupid--
Oh!
Liar!
Oh!
Liar!
Ohh, ohh!
Oh!
Lyrics submitted by espiritus_sanctum
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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First post... This song to me is about those people who fucking lie about everything they do to get ahead and once someone actually findt hem out they just smile and deny it, getting away once more. This song seems angry.
Your wrong. She od'd. She went into her bathroom to do drugs. What would the good girl part come from? Honestly it just seems like your wrapped up in your own shit.
Yeah people put on here their views, the idea of the site? There's no such thing as a "wrong view", that's just someone beating down someone else's thoughts. The good girl part is in the song itself anyway.