Westside - Ekoh

Yeah

I ride my bike up to her house and I knock on the window

It’s midnight after dark, she snuck out with a pillow

A couple beers that I had stolen from my fridge

That I threw into my backpack with two broken cigarettes

I put her around my handlebars down this empty street

We never felt more alive than when the world is asleep

She reached back and wrapped her hand around my neck

And though I couldn’t see her face I knew that she was smiling just as big, yeah

See it was always us against the world and

It was never that boring typical boy-needs-girl shit

Not even sure that I was not sleeping most of the time

'Cause it was more a dream than any dream that I’ve had in my life

I don’t want to let this go

We can stay up at the park with your mixtapes and a stereo

'Cause when we hear it it’s like the problems don’t exist

Your sister didn’t die, my mom didn’t try and kill herself

Your dad doesn’t drink and start to swing his fist

I’m not afraid of school, my past or what the future is

She put her finger to my lips and said it’s all alright

I love you, that’s all that matters

I met her on the westside

I didn’t really know what love was like

I never would again and that’s alright

I used to hate it though but now I know that you are one of the few that

experienced it once in your life

Time, show her

When love is amazing

Show your heart, unless you’re willing to break it

Don’t wanna take this all for granted so I

Thank you for being mine

When we were on the westside

Yeah, see we were both raised in a broken home

But when we came together all these pieces matched to make us whole

We stayed connected whenever, every single second was the best one of our life

only challenged by the next one, yeah

She said that we should run away together

The city is getting too small I need some better weather

And she would wear my sweather, two sizes too big

And when she gave it back

It smelt exactly like she did

And we went everywhere, just enjoyed getting there

Swore that I’d kill her dad if he touched her again

Anywhere

She’d hide the bruises, I’d whipe the tears

At our spot after dark where no one else could hear

We would talk about having a family with some kids

I was not afraid of school, my past or what the future is

I put the finger to her lips and said it’s all alright

I love you, that’s all that matters

I met her on the westside

I didn’t really know what love was like

I never would again and that’s alright

I used to hate it though but now I know that you are one of the few that

experienced it once in your life

Time, show her

When love is amazing

Show your heart, unless you’re willing to break it

Don’t wanna take this all for granted so I

Thank you for being mine

When we were on the westside

I ride my bike up to her house and I knock on that window

But it’s already open

There’s a note and a pencil

A single heart drawn right where it’s been folded

I start to weep

The worst tears falling as I open it

Her mom grabbed her right after another fight

So to get away from dad, they had to leave in the night

Not a trace to where they’re going

If there was he would find them

But promise no matter what in the future she’d find me

The tears are blinding

I make it to the end

She said she left my AFI hoodie on top of the bed

Don’t forget me, no matter what this is

Don’t be afraid of school, your past or what the future is

You’ll be okay, just know that I love you

I’ll write you when we get to where we’re going, if we ever do

I only heard from her a couple times

Hopping towns with her mom and living different lives

Then they stopped, we never talked again

But I still keep that note in the top drawer of my desk

As a symbol I can love

A reminder in the cold, cold world I was lucky enough

To spend time in that park after dark

And leave a little piece of my heart

On the westside