By My Side
The Interrupters Lyrics

You've been there since Queen St. in 1993
You've been my friend since we were young and living in Queen Street in 1993.

Yeah twenty years and a thousand beers and you're still there for me
Despite all the years that passed by and the thousands of beers we drank together, you are still my friend and always there for me.

Whitaker Park park after dark, 'till the cops came spotlighting
We used to hang out in Whitaker Park, even at night when the cops came to shine their spotlight.

And yeah we ran, were just kids back then
We were just kids back then, and we had to run to escape from the cops in the park.

And we're still singin'...
Despite our rough past, we are still singing and happy in our friendship.

I don't wanna die
I fear the idea of death.

But if I do die, do die
In case I die, unfortunately.

I know you'll be by my side
I know that you will be with me until the very end.

You had a pickup truck with the music turned up
You had a really cool pickup truck, and we always played music with the volume turned up really high.

"Let's Go!" cassette side B
We used to listen to and scream the lyrics of the song "Let's Go!" on the B side of our cassette tape.

How we risked our lives playing with knives to escape monotony
We used to play with knives, which was dangerous, but it was a way to escape boredom and have some fun.

After all the stupid things we did our hearts are still beating
Despite all the reckless and foolish things we did, we are still alive and grateful to have each other as friends.

(Hell yeah)
Just an exclamation of enthusiastic approval.

(We got two of that, baby)
Just a playful and lighthearted comment that emphasizes the previous statement.

(Right here in L.A.)
Just a location reference to where they are currently.

(It's all [?])
Unclear what this line means, as the words are unintelligible on the recording.

Oy oy!
Just an expression of enthusiasm or excitement.

I know you'll be by my side
Repeating the fact that the friend will be there until the end.