“A House” is the final track on Doves' debut album Lost Souls. The lyrics deal with when Jimi Goodwin and Andy and Jez Williams started Doves after a fire destroyed the recording studio that housed all of the material from their previous incarnation as dance act Sub Sub.
[Verse 1]
It was a day like this and my house burnt down
And the walls were thin and they crashed to the ground
It was a day like this and my life unwound
You could've struck me a line and that's okay now
We could always put it together again
You could've told me a lie, and a lie so thin, so thin
Now everything's clear
[Verse 2]
Day after day and the life goes on
And I try to see the good in everyone
If I ever find myself here again
I'll give everything
A House was written by Jimi Goodwin & Jez Williams & Andy Williams (UK).
A House was produced by Doves.