Vanessa Carlton - White Houses

Album: Harmonium

Crashed on the floor when I moved in

This little bungalow with some strange new friends

Stay up too late, and I m too thin

We promise each other it s til the end

Now we re spinning empty bottles

It s the five of us

With pretty eyed boys girls die to trust

I can t resist the day

No, I can t resist the day

Jenny screams out and it s no pose

Cause when she dances she goes and goes

Beer through the nose on an inside joke

I m so excited, I haven t spoken

And she s so pretty, and she s so sure

Maybe I m more clever than a girl like her

The summer s all in bloom

The summer is ending soon

It s alright and it s nice not to be so alone

But I hold on to your secrets in white houses

Maybe I m a little bit over my head

I come undone at the things he said

And he s so funny in his bright red shirt

We were all in love and we all got hurt

I sneak into his car s cracked leather seat

The smell of gasoline in the summer heat

Boy, we re going way too fast

It s all too sweet to last

It s alright

And I put myself in his hands

But I hold on to your secrets in white houses

Love, or something ignites in my veins

And I pray it never fades in white houses

My first time, hard to explain

Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain

On a cloudy day, it s more common than you think

He s my first mistake

Maybe you were all faster than me

Give each other up so easily

These silly little wounds will never mend

I feel so far from where I ve been

So I go, and I will not be back here again

I m gone as the day is fading on white houses

I lie, put my injuries all in the dust

In my heart is the five of us

In white houses

And you, maybe you ll remember me

What I gave is yours to keep

In white houses

In white houses

In white houses