updates | March 30, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo's Drivers License Lyrics Have Rumors Swirling

Another big clue that the song is about Bassett is when Rodrigo sings, "Guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me." It was rumored that Bassett wrote his song "Anyone Else" about Rodrigo when they were shooting the first season of HSMTMTS. At the time, she was dating her Bizaardvark co-star, Ethan Wacker, and Bassett said he wrote the song about "a close friend ... who was in a relationship with someone else" (via Buzzfeed). In "Anyone Else," Bassett sings, "How am I supposed to think about anything else" and "I am done pretending I want anyone else." 

Along with the song and driver's license references, the juiciest clue of all is when Rodrigo sings, "And you're probably with that blond girl," which fans believe is a reference to fellow Disney Channel star Sabrina Carpenter. Bassett and Carpenter are rumored to be dating now, after posting a few TikToks together in November and being spotted getting lunch together in L.A. (via Elite Daily). Carpenter is indeed a blonde, and is older than Rodrigo, which is also referenced in the song with the lyrics, "She's so much older than me." 

While nothing has been confirmed, it's hard to deny that the puzzle pieces in this love triangle seem to fit. You could even get lost scrolling through the theories on TikTok, but regardless of what the song is about, "Drivers License" is a hit that will stay on repeat for quite some time.