[Verse 1]
Built on stupid jokes
Late nights, cheap tea
Taking the piss
You and me
Seen me at my worst
Spilt drinks, bad hair
Still made room
Still stayed there
[Pre-Chorus]
You know the mess
You know the mask
Every sharp edge
You never asked
[Chorus]
My best mates
My safe place
You held me close
Through every shape
My best mates
My safe place
Every bad version
You stayed anyway
[Verse 2]
Bullying each other
For fun, not cruel
Laughing so hard
Breaking the rules
Every half-broken plan
Every daft dream
You were the noise
Under the scream
[Pre-Chorus]
You saw the cracks
You saw the bruise
Still pulled me in
Still picked me, too
[Chorus]
My best mates
My safe place
You held me close
Through every shape
My best mates
My safe place
Every bad version
You stayed anyway
[Bridge]
And when I went quiet
You filled the room
No grand speeches
Just you, just you
The worst of me
Couldn’t make you leave
That’s my favourite memory
How you believed
[Chorus]
My best mates
My safe place
You held me close
Through every shape
My best mates
My safe place
Every bad version
You stayed anyway
[Outro]
Built on stupid jokes
Late nights, cheap tea
My best mates
That’s home to me