East Side West Side

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