[Verse 1]
They told me blood would always come first,
But I learned sometimes blood can hurt.
Same old name, same family tree,
Doesn’t mean you get the best of me.
Then I found people along the way,
Who didn’t need a reason to stay.
No expectations, nothing to prove,
They love me simply ’cause they choose to.
[Pre-Chorus]
No matching names, no DNA,
No obligation making you stay.
You know the real me, good and bad,
And never ask me to change who I am.
[Chorus]
Blood ain’t thicker than the love we found,
You picked me up when I hit the ground.
Don’t share a name, don’t share these veins,
But you’re my family all the same.
No strings attached, no keeping score,
You never ask me to give you more.
I didn’t get you from a family tree—
I chose you, and you chose me.
Oh-oh, you chose me,
Oh-oh, my family.
Don’t need the same blood running through—
I chose you, and you chose me too.
[Verse 2]
Same mental issues? Yeah, we’ve got a few,
Nothing says friendship like “Wait—you do that too?”
Matching tattoos, ’cause apparently we
Needed permanent proof of our shared insanity.
We overshare like it’s therapy,
Then diagnose each other for free.
One says “bad idea,” three say “when?”
And somehow we’re doing it all again.
[Pre-Chorus]
No matching names, but matching ink,
One shared brain cell between us, I think.
I can be exactly who I am,
And somehow you still call yourself a fan.
[Chorus]
Blood ain’t thicker than the love we found,
You picked me up when I hit the ground.
Don’t share a name, don’t share these veins,
But you’re my family all the same.
No strings attached, no keeping score,
You never ask me to give you more.
I didn’t get you from a family tree—
I chose you, and you chose me.
Oh-oh, you chose me,
Oh-oh, my family.
Don’t need the same blood running through—
I chose you, and you chose me too.
[Bridge]
Here’s to the ones who chose to stay,
Who love me on my worst damn days.
Here’s to the ones who let me be
Every weird little part of me.
No blood? So what?
No name? Who cares?
When life goes wrong,
I know who’s there.
A little unhinged?
Yeah, probably true.
But if I’m losing the plot,
I’m glad I’m losing it with you.
[Final Chorus]
Blood ain’t thicker than the love we found,
Look at all these people around me now.
Don’t share a name, don’t share these veins,
But you’re my family all the same.
No strings attached, no keeping score,
You never make me earn your love.
I didn’t get you from a family tree—
I chose you, and you chose me.
Oh-oh, you chose me,
Oh-oh, my family.
Don’t need the same blood running through—
I’ve got everything I need with you.
[Outro]
Same blood?
Don’t need it.
Same name?
Don’t need it.
Same issues?
…Unfortunately.
Matching tattoos?
Obviously.
Family?
Yeah.
I already found mine.
