Savalicious 🎶

I've heard the story a thousand times

How you stayed when Nana ran away

Guts and blood and Salt-N-Pepa rhymes

That's how I came into the world that day

You looked when they said don't look

Emergency lights and Mum's screams

You made a CD and wrote the book

On birthing nightmares and broken dreams

I couldn't say "Sophie" when I was small

So "Aunty Sofa" is what you became

You and Uncle James, I remember it all

Him on the floor, making me laugh, playing games

Trinidad nights and Monday Meals

I was the judge when the cycle was through

And every single time, here's the deal

I always chose you, I always chose you

You remodeled my room for my birthday

Made it perfect, made it mine

Now I'm in Leeds and you can't wait

To visit my halls, cross that line

This is my love letter to you

Auntie Soph, you're the coolest one I know

From day zero to eighteen, it's true

You've been there watching me grow

I learned to drive so I can finally

Pick you up from the bar at night

Return the favour, set you free

After all you've done, it's only right

I send my Christmas lists and birthday wishes

And by gosh, I get what I want

Spoiled by you, Mum, and Nana's riches

You're the fun aunt, not the distant font

I've seen you ready in just ten minutes

Watched you dodge traffic with a grin

Tea towel flicked straight in your eye, innit?

I laughed so hard, couldn't breathe it in

Now you're doing my coursework

Or am I doing yours?

The lines blur when we work

You and James, my open doors

When my extension came through

Your face, that look of relief

Like my win was yours too

That's our bond, that's our belief

You've got narrow ear canals, you claim

But I know you hear me say your name

With every grateful breath

From Trinidad to the UK

From baby to my own woman now

You've been there every step of the way

I'm your success story, I'm your wow

This is my love letter to you!

Auntie Soph, you're the coolest one I know!

From day zero to eighteen, it's true

You've been there watching me grow!

I learned to drive so I can finally

Pick you up from the bar at night!

Return the favour, set you free

After all you've done, it's only right!

Forty years and you still tell that story

At every lime, every family night

The birthing nightmare in all its glory

But I'm here because you stayed and fought that fight

You, Mum, and Uncle James

My chaos, my caretaker, my guide

You know me, all my names

Savvy, Sav, Savalicious with pride

This is for you, Auntie Sofa...

My philosopher, my hype, my own

I'm eighteen now but I'll never be over

The love you've always shown