White Lies
Ron Pope Lyrics

I said, "Everybody's headed out to La,
Ron Pope acknowledges that everyone is leaving towards Los Angeles.

But I hate to see you suffer.
He doesn't want the person he is addressing to suffer.

You love New York in the summer."
Ron Pope suggests the person prefers New York in the summer.

So let's gather up the pieces of this broken, wilted thing.
He states how they should come together and try to fix their relationship.

It's worth the struggle.
Ron Pope tells that the struggle is worth it.

I just ache to touch you."
He reveals that he only desires to reach out to the person.

I've always wanted you too close.
He confesses a long-standing desire of wanting to be close to them.

Why, why, why, is it hard to sleep without you?
He wonders why it's difficult to fall asleep without the person.

I don't mind if you build your dreams around it.
Ron Pope tells the person that he doesn't mind if they dream.

We won't survive on this borrowed time;
He states how their borrowed time isn't enough for a long-term relationship.

I don't know why you'd wanna try.
Ron Pope doesn't understand why the person wants to try to make it work.

I said, "Why, why, why do we waste time on these white lies?"
He asks why they are wasting their time telling white lies.

I catch a glimpse of fingernails with cracked pink polish,
Ron Pope observes the person's nails with cracked pink polish.

Tapping out a rhythm, I'm just wondering what you're thinking.
He wonders what she's thinking as she taps her nails to a beat.

There's a faded photograph of someone else you used to love.
Ron Pope observes a faded picture of someone the person used to love.

Can't stop from wishing,
Ron Pope reveals how he can't stop himself from wishing she would forget the person in the picture.

That you'd just forget him."
He wishes she would simply forget about the person in the picture.

I remember the night, the hotel bed,
Ron Pope reflects on a night in a hotel bed.

You cried out loud.
He remembers the person crying out loud.

You were still in love with me.
Ron Pope states that she was still in love with him.

Through time and space, oh, everything,
He emphasizes the significant impact of time and space on their relationship.

You've wasted all your precious dreams and faith, it seems.
He observes she has likely wasted both her dreams and faith.

Needless crying...
Ron Pope concludes that there was no need for crying.

And I said, "Why, why, why do we waste time on these white lies?"
He repeats the question he asked earlier of why they waste time telling white lies.