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 smilin' just as big, yeah

See, it was always us against the world and

It was never that boring, typical boy-meets-girl shit

Not even sure that I was not sleepin' most of the time

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

Yeah, and I don't want to let this go

We can stay up at the park with all 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'd 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

The few who've experienced it once in your life

Time's short when love is amazing

Don't show your heart unless you're willin' to break it

Don't wanna take this all for granted, so I

Thank you for bein' mine

When we were on the Westside

Yeah, see, we were both raised in a broken home

But when we came together, all these piece 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 sweater, two sizes too big

And when she gave it back, it smelt exactly like she did

And we went everywhere, just enjoyed gettin' there

Swore that I'd kill her dad if he touched her again, anywhere

She'd hide the bruise, I'd wipe the tears

At our spot, after dark, where no one else could hear

We would talk about havin' a family with some kids

Iw as 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

The few who've experienced it once in your life

Time's short when love is amazing

Don't show your heart unless you're willin' to break it

Don't wanna take this all for granted, so I

Thank you for bein' mine

When we were on the Westside

Yeah, 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 read the words, tears fallin' as I open it

Her mom grabbed 'em right after another fight

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

Not a trace to where they're goin', if there was, he'd find 'em

But promised me, no matter what, in the future she'd find me

The tears are blindin', I make it to the end

She said she left my A-F-I 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 goin', if we ever do

I only heard from her a couple times

Hoppin' towns with her mom and livin' different lives

Then they stopped, we never talked again

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

As a symbol I can love, as 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