"Highfield" lyrics

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-defence, so don't worry yourself about 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 heart beat 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

Oh, 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