Highfield

I can't believe you're walking down here to pick me up with our friend
And I've only slept and showered since you walked me home again
I could spend all my time with you and you know I wouldn't mind one bit
You want me to stay safe but I wanna forget the world for the evening

I'm gonna take self-defense so don't worry yourself 'bout me
I'll only leave the house without getting changed once in a while
But there's nothing like a red dress on a cloudy day in the park
Makes the birds sing a little louder, makes my heartbeat a little prouder

But each time I reach my door, shaking screams from my head and rivers from my eyes
Take my makeup off for a work call and try to forget about the road outside
I wish the whole world was Highfield, I wish it stretched right to my door
And over Broom Lane with its cars and its horns and its shouts and the staring

I wish the whole world was Highfield overgrowing red bricks in the Sun
Along Watts Street Sun against the catkins against bare branches against the high clouds