Category: Love - LINDSAY WHITE

LYRICS

People often ask where they can find lyrics, so I compiled 10+ years worth of songs into one location! I even included some of the tunes I consider to be hot garbage clunkers, just for the fun of documenting the journey. If you'd like to support my songwriting, please download my music on iTunes, add songs to your Spotify Playlists, subscribe to my Youtube channel, and/or purchase physical copies of CDs wherever possible. These contributions help me sustain my career as an independent artist.

Cheese Enchiladas

6/1/2015

you wick away the water
before you step out of the shower
you lather on the lotion
for about a thousand hours

i soak up these scenes and small routines
all the little things you do
just when i thought you gave me everything
you give me something new to love about you

you love cheese enchiladas
and candies with words written on them
you make sure i’m tucked in tight
before you leave me in the morning

Last Name

8/15/2014

lately i’ve been thinking bout your skin
sweet and soft and brown just like cinnamon
daily daydream for night to come and stay
i wanna feel your body take my breath away

i’m painting pictures of you in my head dame
i hang those pictures of you in my bed frame
the moon looks so good on you, i’ll never see it the same
the only thing you’d wear better is my last name

i love to hear you say your m’s and o’s
i love the way i feel you in my toes
your loving’s like a well, bottomless and deep
always touching even when we sleep

i must have done something right
in my last life
to get to lay by your side

Texifornia

5/14/2014

i’ve got a girl with a smile the size of texas
it’s big and it’s bright and it spreads from ear to ear
i’ve got a girl with a smile the size of texas
how i wish that girl was with me here

but the road rolls out and the highway winds
all we got for now is this telephone line
i’ll keep taking her calls if she keeps taking mine
i love this girl, i do confess
she’s the reason i’m believing in happiness
no matter where i am she’s gonna be my return address

i’ve got a girl as warm as california
i lay out in her love and i get a tan
i’ve got a girl as warm as california
how i wish that girl was where i am

Lucky Charm

4/15/2014

a little girl whose crush finally kissed her on the cheek
a gambling man in Vegas on a winning streak
even charlie in the chocolate factory
none of these people are luckier than me

let the angels sing, let the chicken's cluck
i'm riding this love like a souped up truck
you're my rabbit's foot, you keep me safe from harm
i'm thanking my stars, you're my lucky charm

a baby crazy pregnant lady when they tell her it's a litter
the fans of a comedian who finally joins twitter
the winner of the california lottery
none of these people are luckier than me

the buzzer beater shooter from half-court range
a pardon from the warden for the guy they're gonna hang
sandra bullock in that really shitty movie gravity
none of these people are luckier than me

a boy thleeping thoundly with his teeth under his pillow
someone falling from a building n' rescued by a superhero
a knock at your door from ed mcmahon
none of these people are as lucky as i am

Sure as Shakespeare

2/8/2014

when i thought i had nothing left
when i thought i had died
you waited with bated breath
yeah you waiiiiiiited

sure is not a shrug
or an ambivalent guess
it's a capital underlined yes

in my mind's eye i see your smile
and your heart beats in the heart of my heart
your beauty is a beggar for description
no words could ever play that part

the course of true love
never did run smooth
but you brought your oars
to my waves and i'm sure of one thing
and that's you

Net and Key

1/1/2014

i will not let you fall, never all the way down
my love, under it all, you will be safe, i will be sound

life’s a tightrope, you gotta walk it
a deadbolted door, we keep trying to unlock it
honey, i’ll be your net if you be my key
won’t you walk and unlock life with me?

i will not build up my walls, never too tall for you to come in
my love, inside it all, you will be safe, i will be open

Echo

10/18/2013

*co-written with Veronica May

the echo of the past, it lingers in my ear
the rumble of the future, never here but ever near
it's ok to look back it's ok to look on
like the setting of suns and the breaking of dawns

but space can make you close
close can make you far
the place you're missing most
is right here where you are

the voices of the past, they speak but don't say much
the fingers of the future, reaching out without a touch
it's ok to react it’s ok to stay calm
like the flash of the sun on the horizon

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Outrun the Universe

7/4/2013

i asked how much do you love me, like new lovers do
you said it's hard to quantify
i said the universe is expanding, isn't that cool
you said my darling i know why

did you ever wonder what the universe is expanding into
it's trying to catch up it's trying to keep up with my love for you
it's an ongoing chase, surpassing time and space
it can never be undone
my love for you will outrun the universe

i asked how long will you wait there, cause i need time
you said i been waiting my whole life and i don't mind
i said that time's unkind it has not been on my side
you said you were and erased the finish line

May Let Go of June

6/13/2013

may let go of june
there was no other way for her to bloom
it was no easy thing; it took all of spring
she didn't leave her behind
she just gave her some room
may let go of june

june turned to july
she said does saying hello mean saying goodbye?
cause retrospect is gonna break my neck
but the future is bright
and I know why
june turned to july

may, june and july felt a gust of wind
fall flew by; offered a hand to lend
you know if time stood still, nothing would heal
seasons would stall; wounds wouldn't mend
may will come around again

Oregon is in My Body Now

5/16/2013

it’s raining here in Oregon, springtime blossoms soak it in
just like me, my paper, petals, my pen, of course, the stem
and the bridges i keep crossing they support and transfer weight
over sleepy riverbeds of time their paths comprise my fate

oregon is in my body now
i’ll never be the same
her skies moisturize my skin
her rains cleans my brain
her trees have brought me to my knees
in gratitude and prayer
oregon is in my body now
wherever i am
she’ll always be there

easygoing attitudes in corner pubs and cafes
i relax and tap my toes to the music that she plays
her people so considerate, her careful care surrounds me
leaves me wanting to improve, leaves me better than she found me