Lyrics
Some friendships start normal, ours never had a chance
One minute we're behaving, next minute off the rails again
One look across the room, don't even gotta say a name
We already made a nickname, and we're trying not to laugh again
We've got stories we can't tell without somebody saying “WHAT?”
Half of 'em sound made up, but girl, you know they're not
Chicken Nugget Lobster, LoveBug Lobster too
Nobody understands our language, but me and you do
You've seen every side of me, pretty ain't required
When my whole damn life's a circus, you're right there by the fire
From laughing till we're crying to crying till we laugh
There's nobody else I'd rather have beside me through all that
You had to be there, you had to know us
Two best friends turning little moments into total chaos
We've got a thousand stories nobody else could understand
The kind where I say one word and you're already laughing again
At my best, at my worst, every version in between
You've seen the polished me and the absolute damn mess of me
Life gets crazy, but one thing stays true
If I'm going off the rails, I'm glad I'm going there with you
Remember that Subway sub drowning underneath
Ranch, oil and mayo—barely any room to breathe
That sandwich needed rescue, but we ate that crime anyway
Another normal chapter in a very Bella-Sammy day
Then there's that adult-store story—Lord, where do I begin?
Of all the places for a seizure, naturally THAT'S where I'd pick
You couldn't write our history, they'd say it's too absurd
But we can lose our minds laughing from one stupid little word
And underneath the crazy, underneath the jokes
You've been there for the moments when laughing wasn't close
No pretending, no perfection, I never had to hide
You've seen the parts I don't show everybody and stayed right by my side
You had to be there, you had to know us
Two best friends turning little moments into total chaos
We've got a thousand stories nobody else could understand
The kind where I say one word and you're already laughing again
At my best, at my worst, every version in between
You've seen the polished me and the absolute damn mess of me
Life gets crazy, but one thing stays true
If I'm going off the rails, I'm glad I'm going there with you
You've seen me feeling beautiful, you've seen me barely cope
You've seen those hospital nights when I was running out of hope
Small bowel obstruction, NG tube, sick as I could get
And you saw the kind of shit neither one of us will ever forget
So when I say you've seen me at my shittiest, girl, that's FACT
Literally and figuratively—ain't no arguing with that
But somehow even life's worst days become part of our history
'Cause there's nobody I'd rather have beside the crazy parts of me
Chicken Nugget Lobster!
LoveBug Lobster!
Secret nicknames—don't you dare expose us!
Subway drowning, hospital nights
Adult-store chaos—yeah, that sounds about right
If anybody asks what half this means
Mind your business—it's a best-friend thing!
You had to be there, you had to know us
Years of laughing way too hard and surviving total chaos
You've seen my good, my bad, my ugly and everything between
And somehow you're still standing right beside this crazy queen
No fake perfection, we don't need that kind of life
We've got inside jokes, real love, and stories for a lifetime
Whatever comes next, there's one thing I know is true
My life would be a whole lot less ridiculous without you
So here's to every memory nobody else will understand
Every nickname, every breakdown, every wildly stupid plan
Chicken Nugget Lobster and your LoveBug through and through
Girl, if they think we're crazy—
they just had to be there too.
One minute we're behaving, next minute off the rails again
One look across the room, don't even gotta say a name
We already made a nickname, and we're trying not to laugh again
We've got stories we can't tell without somebody saying “WHAT?”
Half of 'em sound made up, but girl, you know they're not
Chicken Nugget Lobster, LoveBug Lobster too
Nobody understands our language, but me and you do
You've seen every side of me, pretty ain't required
When my whole damn life's a circus, you're right there by the fire
From laughing till we're crying to crying till we laugh
There's nobody else I'd rather have beside me through all that
You had to be there, you had to know us
Two best friends turning little moments into total chaos
We've got a thousand stories nobody else could understand
The kind where I say one word and you're already laughing again
At my best, at my worst, every version in between
You've seen the polished me and the absolute damn mess of me
Life gets crazy, but one thing stays true
If I'm going off the rails, I'm glad I'm going there with you
Remember that Subway sub drowning underneath
Ranch, oil and mayo—barely any room to breathe
That sandwich needed rescue, but we ate that crime anyway
Another normal chapter in a very Bella-Sammy day
Then there's that adult-store story—Lord, where do I begin?
Of all the places for a seizure, naturally THAT'S where I'd pick
You couldn't write our history, they'd say it's too absurd
But we can lose our minds laughing from one stupid little word
And underneath the crazy, underneath the jokes
You've been there for the moments when laughing wasn't close
No pretending, no perfection, I never had to hide
You've seen the parts I don't show everybody and stayed right by my side
You had to be there, you had to know us
Two best friends turning little moments into total chaos
We've got a thousand stories nobody else could understand
The kind where I say one word and you're already laughing again
At my best, at my worst, every version in between
You've seen the polished me and the absolute damn mess of me
Life gets crazy, but one thing stays true
If I'm going off the rails, I'm glad I'm going there with you
You've seen me feeling beautiful, you've seen me barely cope
You've seen those hospital nights when I was running out of hope
Small bowel obstruction, NG tube, sick as I could get
And you saw the kind of shit neither one of us will ever forget
So when I say you've seen me at my shittiest, girl, that's FACT
Literally and figuratively—ain't no arguing with that
But somehow even life's worst days become part of our history
'Cause there's nobody I'd rather have beside the crazy parts of me
Chicken Nugget Lobster!
LoveBug Lobster!
Secret nicknames—don't you dare expose us!
Subway drowning, hospital nights
Adult-store chaos—yeah, that sounds about right
If anybody asks what half this means
Mind your business—it's a best-friend thing!
You had to be there, you had to know us
Years of laughing way too hard and surviving total chaos
You've seen my good, my bad, my ugly and everything between
And somehow you're still standing right beside this crazy queen
No fake perfection, we don't need that kind of life
We've got inside jokes, real love, and stories for a lifetime
Whatever comes next, there's one thing I know is true
My life would be a whole lot less ridiculous without you
So here's to every memory nobody else will understand
Every nickname, every breakdown, every wildly stupid plan
Chicken Nugget Lobster and your LoveBug through and through
Girl, if they think we're crazy—
they just had to be there too.
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