Alaina, Lauren - Eighteen Inches Lyrics






It’s about fifteen hundred miles to California,
They’ll get there Friday if they leave tonight,
She sneaks out at three thirty in the morning,
Leaves a note so she won’t see her daddy cry.

He cuts the engine when he coasts in the driveway,
She slides in and gives him one kiss for the road,
No friends and no family, no job out there waiting,
The whole town will call them crazy but they gotta go.

Cause when you’re young and in love, yeah,
You might do some things that don’t seem all that smart,
Cause there ain’t no greater distance
Than the eighteen inches from your head to your heart, yeah.

They can barely make rent on a rundown apartment,
She’s waiting tables and he’s a valet,
They’re behind on the bills and the car’s barely running,
But he buys a ring with the tips that he’s saved.

When you’re young and in love, yeah,
You might do some things that don’t seem all that smart,
Cause there ain’t no greater distance
Than the eighteen inches from your head to your heart.

Last thing they need is another mouth to feed, but they want one,
They’re just kids themselves but that’s gonna change in nine more months,

She wakes him up at three thirty in the morning,
Ready or not their new life’s gonna start,
Seven pounds and eighteen inches,
The doctor lays that new baby’s head right on her heart.

When you’re young and in love, yeah,
You might do some things that don’t seem all that smart,
But thank God for those eighteen inches,
The distance it is from your head to your heart, yeah, yeah, yeah.





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  1. K.... P....

    Love this song

  2. K.... P....

    Love this song

  3. T.... L....

    2019???

  4. G.... 2....

    I've heard this number on the radio so many times and never realised it was this talented young lady...love this song

  5. e.... s....

    02 2019

  6. C.... G....

    This song is the problem with America.

  7. M.... K....

    2018?? Any one

  8. w.... e....

    *They can barely make a rent on a rundown apartment. She’s waiting tables and he’s a valet. They’re behind on the bills and the car’s barely running, but he buys a ring with the tips that he saved*

  9. w.... e....

    “Too young, too dumb to know things like love, but I know better now”

  10. J.... D....

    I haven't heard that song before.

  11. G.... P....

    what a lovely song

  12. S.... S....

    How the hell was this not a number one?

  13. M.... E....

    Should've been a hit. Great emotional connection between the vocals and the lyrics.

  14. G.... R....

    Don't lose sight of the complete beauty of Lauren or this song because of some "dude named Karol" and the sickening comment about her dick. Person needs serious h e l p.

  15. s.... v....

    great song.

  16. J.... B....

    for five months my boyfriend and i were only able to talk on Skype or on the phone i had to get my toncoles taken out and was feeling like crap but let me tell you it was worth it the first time we ever met face to face and he nearly knocked my wine out of my hand because he wouldn't let go of it

  17. M.... H....

    I love this song.

  18. C.... D....

    I love this song it's amazing and so soothing and I love Lauren Alaina she's my favorite country singer please do another lyric video to this please and let me no when you do thanks. Love, the biggest Lauren Alaina fan

  19. K.... B....

    a song about my dick

    K.... B....

    Aggy 😒😒

    K.... B....

    This is a song telling you that a woman gets breast milk. That's what happens when you have a child.

  20. B.... &....

    This song make me cry I love this song so much

  21. S.... A....

    Is it just me or I'm liking and watching the video I 2015

    S.... A....

    +Samantha Arrington I'm watching this in 2016!! This and The Locket are my faves!! Grandfather was in the navy!! God bless!!

    S.... A....

    +TheBiggestJordinSparksFan J-ski same! 2016 listener and my dad was in the army

    S.... A....

    +Samantha Arrington She's A Wildflower means a lot to me as well. I call it the "wallflower" song. I wrote a book on what The Perks Of Being A Wallflower means to me. Take care.

    S.... A....

    FR!! I REMEMBER THIS SONG FROM A REALLY LONG TIME AGO AND HEARING IT NOW I WANNA CRY!!!!! THIS WAS THE BEST SONG FROM LONG AGO AND I MISS IT SOOOO BAD. I HAVENT HEARD IT SINCE 2011 AND I WANNA CRY WITH HAPPINESS!!!!!!! 😄😄😄😄😭😭😭😭😄😄😄😄😭😭

  22. L.... C....

    This song is so cute and really pretty I love the meaning and it is definitely a very inspirational song

  23. a.... ....

    @Draslaya <3

  24. B.... B....

    I love this song! This is what happened to me and my love still to this day! 11 year as of 4/24 ! Two beautiful children. We made it and we still making it and we always gonna make it. This woman is awesome! I see comments of people being rude and I don't agree. Why waste your time for negative comments and if this don't touch your heart then don't post neg. Is it because she is christian ? We need more ppl in the industry like her.

    B.... B....

    +Brittany Blackburn Army proud!!

    B.... B....

    Brittany Blackburn ok i know you may not see this , but 4 /24 is birthday!I'm 19 now ,so I'm sure you do math as what year i was born.

  25. d.... m....

    I'm tired of u guys bulling this girl now stop it 

    d.... m....

    ppl can hate but she a good singer

  26. A.... W....

    Beautiful song<3

  27. V.... G....

    Carrie co-wrote this song with Kelly Lovelace and Ashley Gorley :)

  28. y.... ....

    I've heard this song several times, and I only just now realized it's the same Lauren that was on American Idol. I absolutely adore this song, and I really wish more of her songs were on the radio, she's extremely talented

  29. C.... T....

    Tough descision beteween new favorite songs. The Locket? Or Eighteen Inches? Mhm.

  30. C.... T....

    I love it :) who else ?

  31. f.... ....

    no, it's not weird because this song was written by Carrie Underwood and if you go see her current video to See You Again I guarantee it will make you cry - both Eighteen Inches and See You Again got nominations for the ICM Inspirational Country Music Awards - Congrats Lauren and Carrie!

  32. B.... J....

    i think of this song as broken wings by martina mcbride you know the before the guy became mean and didnt believe in angels in her dreams.

  33. R.... M....

    "James b", give it up. We know who you are.

  34. B.... T....

    Maybe I love this song thank you

  35. K.... L....

    Where is the video? SMH

  36. J.... b....

    This is better than the buckwild song.

  37. J.... N....

    Is it weird that I teared up for this song? :(

  38. L.... S....

    Can anyone pleaseeee make a karioke version!!!!

  39. m.... k....

    one of the best songs ever!!!

  40. F.... C....

    nice song

  41. t.... ....

    not every song has a music video

  42. S.... C....

    nice song

  43. w.... ....

    AWESOME SONG!!
    Can't wait to bring a little one of our own into this world!

  44. H.... L....

    I love it when my Girlfriend sings this song to me <3

  45. K.... L....

    I think Lauren Alaina deserves more recognition! She's an amazing singer! :)

  46. j.... b....

    Make a video for this song !!

  47. w.... w....

    LAUREN ALAINA won BEST NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR at the AMERICAN COUNTY AWARDS--with some fierce competition--THE PUBLIC WANTS A VIDEO -- to EIGHTEEN INCHES

  48. K.... R....

    Best song ever!!

  49. A.... G....

    This song is just too sweet<3

  50. K.... C....

    Lauren Alaina is GORGEOUSE! I need her looks:) lol

  51. X.... G....

    Because this is a song. You are taking this WAY to far. You need to get off your computer and be a little bit productive. Stop it. If you comment again it only shows how you're trolling for a response. End of discussion.

  52. 2.... ....

    How does not tolerating bullshit make me heartless?

  53. X.... G....

    She's a young child. She knows she loves this boy but is too afriad to tell her father her choice. She loves him too much to want to see him cry. You are really just... kind of heartless. :/

  54. A.... V....

    not into the new country but im diggin this song

  55. A.... S....

    i love u lauren alaina ;0 i saqw u on aca

  56. M.... H....

    Carrie Underwood co-wrote this song.

  57. M.... N....

    <3 this song

  58. 2.... ....

    That's not taking responsibilty.Taking responsibility would be telling her parents, face-to-face, "This is something I have to do. If it is a mistake, it's MY mistake, and I have to be allowed to make it."

  59. H.... R....

    Well. shes's leaving a note so she is taking responsibility. But the whole point of running away at that age is to circumvent the risk of not being allowed to go.

  60. 2.... ....

    No, I just have a really low tolerance for people who don't take responsibility for the consequences of their choices.

  61. A.... D....

    dude your high on crack

  62. A.... D....

    I love her

  63. A.... D....

    Wiliam dude your way behind in trends dude lol haha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  64. S.... T....

    Raping the Replay button! (:

  65. E.... B....

    memories are coming back to me

  66. W.... ....

    memories*** not songs.

  67. W.... ....

    so many memories came back with this song that make me cry... Thanks Lauren, i needed to think about all the songs. totally in love with this song <3

  68. W.... C....

    LOL sorry but the wife brought me here. No idea who Lauren Alaina or Carrie underwood is.

  69. 2.... ....

    0:32

    Okay, right there is the exact moment when I lose any and all sympathy for the song's protagonist. She's knows she's doing wrong, so she skulks off in the middle of the night like a filthy rat, too ashamed to take responsibility for the hurt her decision will cause. At this point, I don't care if she fucking cures cancer, I will never have respect for her character.

  70. w.... w....

    WHOEVER IS PROMOTING THIS GIRL, WHY ISN'T THERE A VIDEO TO THIS SONG

  71. L.... ....

    Sorry neither. I think Lauren is great. I'm just not a 100% Fan. More like a 65% fan.... I knew that she would make it to at LEAST 3rd. I knew Scotty would win when they were at the finals. I kinda like Carrie Underwood. I'm not a 100% Country song liker. More like 60%.

  72. S.... ....

    Well since Carrie co-wrote we kinda wouldn't have it w/o her so YES Carrie Underwood helped bring us all here.

  73. E.... H....

    Carrie wrote this song and let Lauren sing it. She told us that at her concert Friday night. :)

  74. J.... S....

    This song was co-written by Carrie Underwood. "Eighteen Inches" is a song written by American country recording artist Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace and recorded by the American county recording artist Lauren Alaina. It was released as the third single from Alaina's debut studio album, Wildflower

  75. A.... H....

    no offense but i don't really like her as a person (IDK WHY SO PLEASE DON'T JUDGE ME) but she does honestly have one of the most amazing voices i've ever heard! this is by far my favorite song by her<3<3<3

  76. D.... D....

    love this girl so much. can't wait to see her in concert.

  77. l.... l....

    You can imagine what I thought about when I saw: "18 inches, new Lauren Alaina song", hahaha. ;)

  78. c.... ....

    Carrie did write it, but she gave the song to lauren, which i think is amazing!! carrie is a great person, and lauren sounds soo good singing this song :)))

  79. M.... S....

    I really wish he didn't stop fighting for me...

  80. M.... S....

    I was young and in love, but then my "better half" decided that I just wasn't the one for him anymore...I can't stop listening to this song even though it's only reopening a wound that i thought was healed. We were so perfect and just when my life was finally going the way i wanted it to he bailed...so much for love. :_(

  81. M.... S....

    THEY said it was written/co-written by Carrie. I'm not sure myself. But I hope that helps. :) Try searching it on Google. :))

  82. A.... G....

    The radio brought me here. I heard the second voice when my boyfriend and I were going to his house. When we got there I looked up this song and we looked at each other while we listened and we were just like, "This is us."

  83. G.... H....

    This song could really be taken the wrong way if sung to a midget...

  84. N.... ....

    I will buy this because of Carrie Underwood!

  85. E.... S....

    Thumbs up if Carrie Underwood did NOT bring you here. Your just a true Lauren Alaina fan <3

  86. A.... R....

    awwwwwh :)<3

  87. g.... ....

    When I first saw the title of this song, I thought she was talking about my penis. She's not.

  88. A.... I....

    am i the only male listening and crying to this amazing song? :)

  89. K.... W....

    What? Who? When? Why?
    I love this song!

  90. w.... w....

    WHERE is the VIDEO to this LAUREN ALAINA song?

  91. f.... ....

    Three people wrote this song, not just Carrie fyi.
    But I am absolutely in love with this song, and Lauren Alaina's voice is perfect for it!

  92. K.... K....

    Like if you thought of a certain person while this song was playing. <3

  93. M.... A....

    I am here because of Lauren Alaina! Great song beautifully executed!

  94. w.... w....

    WHERE IS THE VIDEO TO THIS SONG?

  95. B.... ....

    6 weeks on the country list. Last week #42, now #37 this week!

  96. M.... A....

    If you like this song, you'll love the others on Laurens "Wildflower" album. Every song is excellent.

  97. S.... ....

    co-wrote w/ Lauren