Unsung :: VANESSA CARLTON

if only I could get into that corner of your head
where things finally match and meet the standards that you set
oh how I wish I was the treasure that you were lookin' for
bet I would feel better if only I could find the door

I am cryin'
you aren't tryin'
I am melting away

I wait for the words on the tip of your tongue
I'm only as good as the last one
well you decide and I abide as my song goes unsung (yeah, yeah, yeah)

things are goin' crazy and I'm not sure who to blame
everything is changing and I do not feel the same
I'm slippin' through the cracks of floors I thought that were strong
I'm tryin' to find a place where I can feel like I belong

Well, I am cryin'
you aren't tryin'
I am melting away

[chorus]

If I could be the lesson that you learn, you learn if only
I could be the last one that love burns, it burns... yeah
if only I could get into that corner of your head
where things finally match and meet the standards that you set
oh how I wish I was the treasure that you were lookin' for
bet I would feel better if only I could find the door

Well, I am cryin'
you aren't tryin'
and I am melting away

[chorus]

Watch Me Shine :: Vanessa Carlton

Ooh..
I'm not your average type of girl
I'm gonna show the world
The strength in me that sometimes they can't see

I'm about to switch my style
And soon things may get wild
But I will prove that I can conquer anything

So from my head to toe
I'm taking full control
I'll make it on my own..this time
(Better watch me shine)

CHORUS:
Better watch out going for the knockout
And I won't stop till I'm on top now
Not gonna give up until I get what's mine
Better check that I'm about to upset
And I'm hot now so you better step back
I'm taking over so watch me shine

oh oh oh

So..Get ready here I come
Until the job is done
No time to waste
There's nothing stopping me

Oh
But you don't hear me though
So now it's time to show
and prove I'm gonna be The best I can be

So from my head to toe
My mind body and soul
I'm taking full control
This time
(so watch me shine)

CHORUS

oooo..oh ya ya (oh ya ya)

BRIDGE:
Bet you don't think I can take it
But my mind and body are strong
Bet you don't think I can make it
It won't take long
(BRIDGE 2x)

Now watch me shine...

CHORUS

Now watch me shine.......

CHORUS

Watch me...
ooh oh oh
Watch me shine...
Watch me

Whenever Wherever Whatever :: Vanessa Carlton

Lead me on girl if you must
Take my heart and my love
Take of me all that you want
And if there's a thing that you need
I'd give you breath that I breathe
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever Wherever Whatever baby

Wish I knew if I could
Be the one that you would
love forever and a day baby
And if there's a thing that you need
For you 'n your blood I would bleed
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever Wherever Whatever baby

And if there's a thing that you need
I'd give you the breath that I breathe
And if ever you yearn for the love in me
Whenever Wherever Whatever baby
Whenever Wherever Whatever

White Houses :: VANESSA CARLTON

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

Who's To Say :: VANESSA CARLTON

Stand up straight
Do your trick
Turn on the stars
Jupiter shines so bright
When you're around to tell us slow down,
We're too young you need to grow
The speed's the key
And they don't know who we are

And who's to say that we're not good enough?
And who's to say that this is not our love?

Mother don't tell me friends are the ones that I lose
'Cause they'd bleed before you
And sometimes family are the ones you'd choose
It's too late now
I hold on to this life I found

And who's to say we won't burn it out?
And who's to say we wont sink in doubt?
Who's to say that we wont fade today?
Who are they anyway? Anyway they don't know

And you say we're too young, but maybe you're too old to remember
And I try to pretend but I just feel it when we're together
And if you don't believe me, you never really knew us
You never really knew

You and I, packin' up my room, we feel alright
But we're not well consumed
We'll be drivin', 'cause they don't know who we are
Who's to say we won't stay together?
Who's to say we aren't getting stronger?
Who's to say I can't live without you?
Who are they anyway? Anyway they don't know

And you say we're too young, but maybe you're too old to remember
And I try to pretend, but I just feel it when we're together
Who is to say?
And who is to say?
And who are they anyway?

Stand up boy, I shine so bright when you're around

Wishin' and Hopin' :: VANESSA CARLTON

Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' each night of his charms
That won't get you into his arms
So if you're thinkin' how great true love is
All you gotta do is hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it
And after you do,

...you will be his

show him that you care just for him
do the things he likes to do
wear your hair just for him, 'cause
you won't get him
thinkin' and a-prayin', wishin' and a-hopin'
'cause wishin' and hopin' and...

thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' his kisses will start
That won't get you into his heart
So if you're thinkin' of how great true love is
All you gotta do is hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it
And after you do, you will be his

Would That Be Okay? :: Vanessa Carlton

If in the middle of a vital conversation,
I chose not to listen,
Would that be okay?
If in the middle of a heated confrontation
I chose not to
Would that be okay?
And if I loved you without reference to occasion,
Would you run away?
Or would that be okay?
If in the middle of this final declaration,
I walked away
What would you say?
Would that be okay?