East Side West Side Lyrics

I was living on the west side, west side

Now I'm living in the east, yeah yeah yeah

How it happened was a thrill ride, thrill ride

God is good to say the least, yeah yeah yeah

Now I'm in the house, used to be apartment

Wood floor interior, no carpet

Doesn't matter if it's east or the west side

Trust in Jesus not the cheese, yeah yeah yeah

Did a song about my prospects in real estate

It was kinda sad cause I wasn't feeling great

I kept focusing on what I could or couldn't earn

Had no clue that the tables was about to turn

But before I get too far, something you should know

Let me break it down for you so it's chewable

Don't want you to be jealous but to be encouraged

So you can withstand the wind and the stormy flurries

The truth is I can't stand rappers when they do this

Acting like they got it together and they the coolest

Cause if you ain't got it man something wrong with you

That's what it feel like if you can't do it like they do

But I'mma break my own rule cuz it's too important

Maybe I can help you learn just to trust the Lord and

He'll keep you sorted, on whether you should stay or go

And is He good? Pshhh, man you already know

I was living on the west side, west side

Now I'm living in the east, yeah yeah yeah

How it happened was a thrill ride, thrill ride

God is good to say the least, yeah yeah yeah

Now I'm in the house, used to be apartment

Wood floor interior, no carpet

Doesn't matter if it's east or the west side

Trust in Jesus not the cheese, yeah yeah yeah

The enemy, nah, he don't wanna see me flex

So lemme tell you how I made it back to PDX

When money tight they tell you to keep it razor sharp

But you ain't gotta be a star, just play your part

Cause if you ain't hittin' homers, no shame in first base

That's how I made it to the west in the first place

I was called into a season of ministry

After a year I moved, 'cause I caught the vision, B

Didn't feel equipped, but I was obedient

Kept the faith even when it wasn't expedient

Had to remember that all the time, right? God is good

Even though it didn't work out like I thought it should

Lost my job cause the ministry was shuttin' down

Had to pay my bills, so couldn't wait around

On my grind for awhile living day to day

But when the Lord said to jump, then he made a way

I was living on the west side, west side

Now I'm living in the east, yeah yeah yeah

How it happened was a thrill ride, thrill ride

God is good to say the least, yeah yeah yeah

Now I'm in the house, used to be apartment

Wood floor interior, no carpet

Doesn't matter if it's east or the west side

Trust in Jesus not the cheese, yeah yeah yeah

A season passed before I could even blink and in a

Jiffy God redeemed me and brought me back from the brink

And linked me up with a different family of faith

It wasn't no second chance, it was more like seventh or eighth, but I got

Plugged in and started doing my thing, and the

Sunday east side was my weekly commute

Writing songs with a vocal liquid flow, I could sing

But spending money on gas, just really didn't compute

And just then, got a hold of some friends

Told me that they had a place and we could rent it from them, and uhh

That helpful call was only scratchin' the surface

Pretty soon we'll have an option to finance and purchase

What a relief after a rough patch, and I ain't

Trynna count my chickens way before they done hatched

We got a lot of work ahead but yo I'm bein' sincere

We started with the Bonhams now we're here

I was living on the west side, west side

Now I'm living in the east, yeah yeah yeah

How it happened was a thrill ride, thrill ride

God is good to say the least, yeah yeah yeah

Now I'm in the house, used to be apartment

Wood floor interior, no carpet

Doesn't matter if it's east or the west side

Trust in Jesus not the cheese, yeah yeah yeah