The Laugh 🎶

Yeah, yeah, Phoebe in the house,

Let me tell you 'bout my girl Sophie,

From St. Augustine's to Tobago seas,

This one's for the real ones, listen up please!

We met at school, I was an alpha, she was A,

Or maybe both alphas, who can say?

Teenage girl drama, mutual friends we had,

Sixth form days, good times and bad!

Swapped the mean girls for Ellie, that's when it bloomed,

Tartan skirts for jeans and low-cut tops resumed!

Real world friendship, and the rest is history,

Sophie and Phoebe, that's the mystery!

Tobago wedding, still lives rent-free in my head,

Caribbean Pheebs and Holiday Ed!

Running in a goat race—what the fuck was that?

Booze cruise vibes, we were shooting rum in fact!

Boat driver forgot the cups on the cruise scene,

So we shot rum through a snorkel—most obscene!

Holiday Ed with that snorkel, we all took turns,

Sophie's gravitational pull, that's what we learned!

Beans in the wedding party, bow tie so clean,

Walking down the aisle—only Sophie's dream!

Only Sophie has that gravitational pull,

Uniqueness bonding all that crazy wonderful!

Making unforgettable gems for memory banks,

Sophie, you're the one we have to thank!

SOPHIE'S GOT THAT LAUGH, OH THAT LAUGH!

INFECTIOUS JOY THAT MAKES US COLLAPSE!

TWENTY YEARS STRONG, FROM SCHOOL TO NOW!

SOPHIE, YOU'RE THE QUEEN, TAKE YOUR BOW!

THE LAUGH OF LAUGHS, HEAR IT ACROSS THE ROOM!

RIOTOUS AND JOYFUL, BREAKING THROUGH THE GLOOM!

FROM ST. AUGUSTINE'S TO TOBAGO'S SHORE!

HAPPY 40TH, SOPHIE—WE LOVE YOU MORE!

Sophie likes wine, I stick to two things clear,

Baileys and piña coladas, year after year!

Grateful she accepts me, knows without asking,

Never split a bottle of plonk—no masking!

Fallen off bikes, slipped down ravines they say,

Every time the Barbers suggest outdoorsy play!

Maybe board games instead would be just fine,

Keep Sophie safe, she'll be divine!

Liverpool uni, I visited her there,

Sneaking into Iron Bru bar, Ladbroke Grove flair!

She live-streamed my play about birth one night,

Talked to random woman reading my book in flight!

Ed's birthday party, fancy dress gypsy theme,

Told us it was cancelled—forgot, it would seem!

Sophie, James, Margaret, Emilia dressed up right,

Everyone else normal clothes—what a sight!

But wait, it gets better, this story's so good,

James dressed as actual gypsy from the hood!

Irish tattoo sleeves, council estate vibes showing,

Not carnival gypsy—nobody was knowing!

People thought that's just how he dressed that day,

Only Sophie could make chaos go that way!

Roller disco queen of the fancy dress scene,

Good at disco, questionable at rolling—you know what I mean!

Sophie told me parenting advice so wild,

When I was pregnant, planning another child!

If you have a boy, most important lesson to impart,

Teach him to be a good lover—that's the start!

Only Sophie would say that, seriously true,

That's the Sophie quirk, through and through!

Lucy by Destra for carnival vibes we'd play,

Dancing together, celebrating our way!

Sophie's got THE laugh, completely infectious sound,

Carries you along, joy all around!

Sometimes can't remember why we laughed at all,

It's a laugh everyone wishes they had—standing tall!

SOPHIE'S GOT THAT LAUGH, OH THAT LAUGH!

INFECTIOUS JOY THAT MAKES US COLLAPSE!

TWENTY YEARS STRONG, FROM SCHOOL TO NOW!

SOPHIE, YOU'RE THE QUEEN, TAKE YOUR BOW!

THE LAUGH OF LAUGHS, HEAR IT ACROSS THE ROOM!

RIOTOUS AND JOYFUL, BREAKING THROUGH THE GLOOM!

FROM ST. AUGUSTINE'S TO TOBAGO'S SHORE!

HAPPY 40TH, SOPHIE—WE LOVE YOU MORE!

Humorous, heartfelt, soulful, and silly,

Friends who go way back, never really chilly!

Little bit of everything along the way,

From teenage drama to Tobago bay!

Holiday Ed shooting rum through snorkel that day,

Beans in a bow tie leading the way!

Goat races, ravines, and roller disco too,

Sophie, this soul song's for you!

Yeah, yeah, that's my girl Sophie,

From London to Trinidad, living free!

St. Augustine's to Liverpool and back,

Happy 40th, Sophie—you're on the right track!

The laugh, the chaos, the memories we made,

Twenty years strong, never gonna fade!

Phoebe loves Sophie, that's the truth we know,

Soulful vibes forever, let it flow!