White Houses

Vanessa Carlton
[2004] Harmonium

Crashed on the floor when I moved inThis little bungalow with some strange new friendsStay up too late, and I'm too thinWe promise each other it's 'til the end

Now we're spinning empty bottles, it's the five of usWith pretty-eyed boys, girls die to trustI can't resist the dayNo, I can't resist the day

Jenny screams out and it's no pose'Cause when she dances, she goes and goesAnd beer through the nose on an inside jokeAnd I'm so excited, I haven't spoken

And she's so pretty, and she's so sureMaybe I'm more clever than a girl like herThe summer's all in bloomThe summer is ending soon

It's alrightAnd it's nice not to be so aloneBut I hold on to your secretsIn white houses

Maybe I'm a little bit over my headI come undone at the things he saidAnd he's so funny in his bright red shirtWe were all in love, and we all got hurt

I sneak into his car's black leather seatThe smell of gasoline in the summer heatBoy, we're going way too fastIt's all too sweet to last

It's alrightAnd I put myself in his handsBut I hold on to your secretsIn white housesLoveOr something ignites in my veinsAnd I pray it never fadesIn white houses

MyFirstTimeHard to explainRush of bloodOhAnd a little bit of painOn a cloudy dayIt's more common than you thinkHe'sMyFirstMistake

Maybe you were all faster than meWe gave each other up so easilyThese silly little wounds will never mendI feel so far from where I've been

So I goAnd I will not be back here againI'm gone as the day is fadingOn white housesI lieWrote my injuries all in the dustIn my heart, it's the five of usIn white housesAnd youMaybe you'll remember meWhat I gave is yours to keepIn white houses

In white housesIn white houses