By The Way - Kef

Ridin' down the boulevard on a midweek afternoon

It’s a sunny day

DJ comes on the radio, spittin' out the latest tune

I wanna run away

Cuz I kinda miss the way it was

When she would meet me after school

Until her friends saw the both of us

And they told her I wasn’t cool

And now with all the while I waste away dreamin' about back then

I’m gonna be late again

But, hey, I’m alright, by the way

And, I know that everything is gonna be okay

Well I saw her just the other day at that place in Hollywood

Where we used to play

She was talkin' to some guy looked like he just rolled out of bed

But in a funky way

And it kinda makes me wish

That I never cut off all my hair

I could mess it up just perfect

And she would see me standing there

And I’d try to make believe it didn’t take all day

To make it stay that way

But, now, I’m alright, by the way

And, I know that everything is gonna be okay

Now I may not be the poster boy for confident delivery

Or dignity

But, In a fit of self belief, I extemporized some sympathy

From the maitre’d

And as she locked her eyes on mine

All the people disappeared

And I know that she could see my soul

Trembling in fear

And then all the past, the pain, the hate, and the anger disappeared

When she smiled at me

And, now, I’m alright, by the way

And, I know that everything is gonna be okay