Backyard Battles to Best Friends

[Verse 1]
We was kids, wild kids, lil hurricanes
You’d hide my shoes, I’d go snatch your games
Talking too loud, doors slammin’ like thunder
Mama in the hallway, “what’s all this trouble?”
You’d tell on me, I’d tell on you back
Silent at dinner, both plotting attacks
Two forks, one plate, man, we’d spark that war
“Touch my side again, I’m telling for sure”
[Chorus]
We went from fightin’ in the hallway
To laughin’ on the same page
Used to draw these battle lines
Now we’re sittin’ on the same side
All that yelling in the old days
Turned to stories that we both say
Me and you, yeah, we survived that storm
Now we ride out together, that’s the new norm (yeah)
[Verse 2]
You’d roll your eyes, I’d roll ‘em right higher
Both throwing words, each one a little fire
Grounded together, stuck in that room
Two angry planets in the same small moon
But time grew us up, had to handle some pain
Suddenly your call helped me stay sane
You showed up first when my world felt rough
Looked me in the face like, “you strong enough” (for real)
Now it’s hoodies shared, secrets we trade
Jokes ‘bout the drama that we both made
If I hear your name and it don’t sound right
I’m the first one there, I’m down to fight
[Chorus]
We went from fightin’ in the hallway
To laughin’ on the same page
Used to draw these battle lines
Now we’re sittin’ on the same side
All that yelling in the old days
Turned to stories that we both say
Me and you, yeah, we survived that storm
Now we ride out together, that’s the new norm (hey)
[Bridge]
Crazy how the enemy
Turned into my remedy
All that childhood energy
Built this grown-up loyalty
If I look back now, I see
Every scratch and every scream
Was just practice, you and me
Learning how to be a team
[Chorus]
We went from fightin’ in the hallway
To laughin’ on the same page
Used to draw these battle lines
Now we’re sittin’ on the same side
All that yelling in the old days
Turned to stories that we both say
Me and you, yeah, we survived that storm
Now we ride out together, that’s the new norm (oh yeah)

rap, Warm boom-bap beat with playful bounce, male vocals; light vinyl crackle and a swung drum groove under bright piano stabs and a rubbery bassline. Verses stay tight and storytelling-focused, doubled on key punchlines; hook lifts with stacked harmonies, tambourine, and subtle call-and-response ad-libs. Gentle guitar licks in the background and a slight rise in reverb on the final chorus to feel nostalgic and triumphant.