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Verse 1

  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...

Verse 2

  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

  Summer's all in bloom

Summer's ending soon...

Chorus

  (It's al)right, and it's nice not to be so alone

But I hold on to your secrets in

  White hou-ses

Verse 3

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...

Chorus 2

  (It's al)right, and I put myself in his hands

But I hold on to his secrets in

  White hou-ses

  Love, or something ignites in my veins

And I pray it never fades, in

  White hou-ses

Bridge

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...

Instrumental

*the instrumental follows the same chords as the verses, though where the verses play

the chords for two measures, each chord in the intrumental is played for only 1 measure*

Verse 4

Maybe you were all faster than me

We gave each other up so easily

  (These) silly little wounds will never mend

I feel so far from where I've been...

Chorus 3

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

I'm gone as the day is fading, on

  White hou-ses

  (I) lied, wrote my injuries all the in dust

In my heart it's the five of us, in

  White hou-ses

  And you, maybe you'll remember me

What I gave is yours to keep, in

  White hou-ses, in

  White hou-ses, in

  White hou-ses...