We met on open streets where we both had no place to go (1)
I remember how my heart beat when you said "Oh Billy I love you so"
Now, standing in the doorway, did you ever think that we could look this old
Victims of the little white lies that we told
We did not count tomorrows, we took what we could and ran (2)
There was no time for sorrow, every place you went I held your hand
And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know
But they never whispered the little white lies that we told
It was so good at the start, nothing could ever pull it apart
Running hand in hand through the rain, but soon the heart break, soon the pain, girl
There were no cold denials, nobody really lied
It wasn't in the things we said, girl, just time spent, promises implied
And when it began to fall apart eaten quietly away from the inside
Bit by bit by those little white lies
Now standing in the doorway, did you ever think, ever think that we could look this old
Victims of the little white lies that we told
Now lying here in the dark, did you ever think, ever think that we could be this cold
Just as cold as the little white lies that we told
Little white lies
Little white lies
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I remember how my heart beat when you said "Oh Billy I love you so"
Now, standing in the doorway, did you ever think that we could look this old
Victims of the little white lies that we told
We did not count tomorrows, we took what we could and ran (2)
There was no time for sorrow, every place you went I held your hand
And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know
But they never whispered the little white lies that we told
It was so good at the start, nothing could ever pull it apart
Running hand in hand through the rain, but soon the heart break, soon the pain, girl
There were no cold denials, nobody really lied
It wasn't in the things we said, girl, just time spent, promises implied
And when it began to fall apart eaten quietly away from the inside
Bit by bit by those little white lies
Now standing in the doorway, did you ever think, ever think that we could look this old
Victims of the little white lies that we told
Now lying here in the dark, did you ever think, ever think that we could be this cold
Just as cold as the little white lies that we told
Little white lies
Little white lies
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NOTES
La version studio de Little White Lies a été enregistrée le 13 juin 1979 au studio Power Station, à New York City. Cette version est la seule version officielle.
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(1) Paroles croisées : "We met on open streets where we both had no place to go / I remember how my heart beat when you said, 'Oh Billy I love you so'" sont des vers apparaissant dans la chanson Loose End ("We met out on open streets when we had no place to go / I remember how my heart beat when you said, 'I love you so'")
(2) Paroles croisées : "We did not count tomorrows, we took what we could and ran / There was no time for sorrow, every place you went I held your hand / And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know" est un couplet apparaissant dans la chanson Loose End ("We didn't count tomorrows, we took what we could and baby we ran / There was no time for sorrow, every place we went I held your hand / And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know")
(2) Paroles croisées : "We did not count tomorrows, we took what we could and ran / There was no time for sorrow, every place you went I held your hand / And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know" est un couplet apparaissant dans la chanson Loose End ("We didn't count tomorrows, we took what we could and baby we ran / There was no time for sorrow, every place we went I held your hand / And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know")