Alaina, Lauren - The Locket Lyrics






Back in '41 you met a brown eyed boy who called you pretty
He'd walk everyday a couple miles out of his way to hold your hand and keep you company

Your mama said don't call it love at 14
But sitting on that front porch swing

He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget
The way it felt when he held your hand
And you swore that you would never take it off
And the butterflies you felt said it all
You were falling with a boy inside your locket

Back in '43 your brown eyed boy went over seas and had to leave town for a little while
He swore he'd marry you as soon as the war was through, you would be his wife

Standing in the pouring rain
You cried as you watched him ride away
But everyday

You had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck
Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget
The way his kiss tasted on your lips
And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone
And you prayed that God would bring him safely home
'Cause you made a promise to the boy inside your locket

Oh, 60 years you two had together and he's been gone for a couple now
And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember
And I've been writing all your memories down

And I stopped by today to read a couple pages
Grandma, you sure look pretty
And you smile that smile, the one I haven't seen in quite a while
And you said to me, I want you to keep

His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck
The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget
The greatest love and the greatest man I've ever known
But it's getting time for me to head on home
She said, that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep him long
Heaven is calling, and she said, my heart is longing
For the boy inside your locket





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  1. c.... ....

    I LOVE THIS SONG BY LAUREN ALAINA SHE SHOULD SING THIS SONG AT THE OPRY.

  2. K.... C....

    I've lost 2 out of my 3 grandmas. And it kills me every day.

  3. B.... J....

    Made me think of my pappal who passed away on March 23 of this year. My grandma is having such a hard time. They were together 53 years. I miss him terribly.

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

    note to self...don't cut up onions when listening to this beautiful song...:)

  5. R.... S....

    Me and my boyfriend

  6. E.... J....

    I sang this song to my grandma and she cried

  7. C.... C....

    For all my peeps behind me

  8. C.... C....

    This out for chamen nugget

  9. D.... L....

    Who still here?

  10. j.... ....

    Beautiful!

  11. G.... C....

    This exactly like my grandma and papa💛😢

  12. b.... ....

    first time i herd this i cryed i still get tears in my eyes

  13. S.... C....

    One of my favorite songs by Ms. Alaina! I might sing this song at a future wedding!

  14. F.... ....

    When i first saw you, you stopped me in THE MIDDLE of my tracks i knew you would be my NEXT BOYFRIEND and you finally asked my out i was like IM NOT ONE OF THEM and then i realized you were ONE OF THOSE BOYS and you said i was one of them GEORGIA PEACHES and i said we will take the ROAD LESS TRAVELED and move to TUPELO mississippi. You gave me THE LOCKETT that was your grandmothers and i was like the FUNNY THING ABOUT LOVE is that you are still holding secrets till that right time, we had a baby that was EIGHTEEN INCHES long my friends said she looks just LIKE MY MOTHER DOES and you said SHES A WILDFLOWER and i said shes GROWING HER WINGS.
    We both agreed she would make HISTORY and grow up to be BAREFOOT AND BUCKWILD just like us. And all this was and answer to my DIRT ROAD PRAYER!

  15. F.... ....

    This shows Lauren's softer side (like we saw in "Like My Mother Does")

  16. C.... ....

    I sang this to my grandma as she passed away. this song reminds me of them

  17. C.... P....

    She told me about John R. She was very nice and for pity's sake she gave up, and gave in to someone who was not John R. She was true and never went back. She chose what she chose and lived it for her whole life. But while, immediately after the Lady's unpleasant death, the funeral home people told us to look for pictures to use in her video. Then, one of the brothers brought a picture to me. He found it in her jewerly box. Why was he looking for Pictures for the funeral homes video in her jewlry box? Dont't know, don't care. And the other brother, just looked for things about his own self. He actually said, "I have always dated pretty women" or something like that. The younger brother, the one we both trusted found the pictures in her jewlry box. Why was he looking there.

  18. l.... p....

    I love Lauren Alaina 😘😘

  19. L.... ....

    I cry every time i hear this

  20. P.... T....

    wow! one of my favorite songs!

  21. A.... W....

    using this and "see you again" by Carrie Underwood for bases of a story that will probably never see the light of day

  22. K.... S....

    My only brother is over seas so I cry to this song and listen to it everyday when I write him

    K.... S....

    Kirstie Smith thank your brother for his service

  23. M.... ....

    I swear I cannot listen to this song without getting teary-eyed! Pulling those heart strings!

  24. J.... R....

    I love this song!!! Tearing up!

  25. M.... ....

    My grandmother met my grandfather when she was 14 and he was 21.  They married when she was 18.  They had kids when she was 21 (that was my mom), 23, 25, and 27.  2 girls and 2 boys.  My grandfather left us early when he was 62 and she was only 55.  He had the heart of a 20 year old but a brain tumor snuck up on him.  She would tell you he was the greatest man alive, and he made sure all 4 of those kids worshipped their mother.  I have very fond memories fishing, hunting, and riding 4-wheelers at sunrise with him.

    M.... ....

    Michele W I'm sorry

    M.... ....

    I'm sorry for you loss. I have amazing memories like that with my grandfather to. we would fish, ride four wheelers, have nature walls but he died last summer

  26. M.... L....

    I love that song so much I'm crying xxxxx

  27. H.... G....

    Don't cry don't cry… I'm gone 😪

  28. U.... L....

    Wow very beautiful song.

  29. K.... M....

    I lot this song it is about a young girl who finds her true love.

  30. i.... r....

    this song reminds me when i was little i had a locket and it had my grammy picture in it and i got it when i moved away

  31. G.... N....

    Beautiful song

  32. L.... S....

    I listen to this song all the time and all the time I get choked up thinking and missing my grandmother and grandfather. It's been two years this October and still hard to be without them.

    L.... S....

    Thank you xxxx

  33. m.... M....

    I Wish It was A Karaoke
    !!

  34. A.... C....

    Why did I cry over this song...?

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

    She has such a powerful voice, but for her to tone it down like this is just amazing. I love all of her songs... She's just simply amazing. Good job on the video, too. I feel like no one really comments on the actually video content, only the singer/song.

  36. H.... N....

    2014 still listening she make more 

  37. L.... J....

    this is what country music is about. telling a story and making people feel something. Mallary Hope is a great writer. well done girl!

  38. N.... S....

    I love this song. It has become my signature song to sing. My parents cry everytime I sing it and I've won a contest singing this song.

  39. L.... M....

    Im literally crying right now. This is exactly like my story. My man is in Marine Boot Camp right now, and he promised to marry me after im out of high school. And we each have a necklace. A pendant of the eagle, globe, and anchor cut in half. One for the man and one for the girl. It has a quote that states "may god watch over us as we are apart". Ive listened to it 3 times and cried each and every one of them :')

    L.... M....

    Ali Luv awe so sweet

  40. S.... ....

    I literally just bawled like a baby...

  41. B.... W....

    The ending made me cry...good song

  42. w.... w....

    WHO IS PROMOTING THIS GIRL--SONG WOULD BE #1 if RELEASED

  43. b.... ....

    Gosh I cry every time like a little baby!! So amazing and touching! <3

  44. a.... ....

    made a cover of it!...cause this song is like listening to a movie nicholas sparks could have written. I love it....check my version out if you have time :D thanks..peace!

  45. C.... T....

    Love it <3

  46. K.... N....

    omg so beautiful (':

  47. K.... N....

    I hope no one dies in the end of this song o.o

  48. L.... M....

    listened to it over and over and i cry like a baby every time :'(

  49. a.... s....

    This brought tears to my eyes. I never really understood the love thing, but I can tell you, I understood that this was love.

  50. m.... ....

    My husband is in the army, and it's been over half a year since I've seen him. I cried like a baby thinking about seeing him again. Thank you, Lauren Alaina.

  51. L.... H....

    I love this song!!!!

  52. c.... f....

    my most fav lauren alainas song

  53. M.... S....

    i cried but I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  54. F.... L....

    is this song in lauren alaina's album? so nice! i loved it!

  55. r.... a....

    dang hecka sad my mom cryed for this song!! :(

  56. B.... C....

    My grandfather recently passed away, and it reminded me of him and my grandmother, because they are/were both veterans, and he gave her a locket...:") <3

  57. w.... w....

    THIS SONG NEEDS TO MAKE THE RADIO

  58. M.... J....

    yeah if only other people knew the song its my type of music! Hey i use this to listen in mp3 ==> bit.ly/ZGeWEq?=ozffo

  59. R.... V....

    A better Love story that Twilight!!!! LOL.. LOVE THIS SONG. Makes me tear up every time I hear it.

  60. w.... n....

    Search YouTube for

    Lauren Alaina Breakdown

    "Breakdown" is her new song. It's excellent!

  61. H.... 9....

    My boyfriend is graduating this year and wants to go to Vermont for police academy. We are in college on the other side of the country. We are promised to each other and I'm scared of the future. But I feel as long as it has him I'll be fine.

  62. D.... M....

    Since I first heard this song, I have wanted a locket.

  63. k.... ....

    Hard as i tried i couldnt hold back my tears... BEAUTUFUL!!

  64. B.... R....

    Omg, thats so sad. i love it

  65. j.... m....

    MIGHT have broken the repeat button. I had NO idea that pressing it that many times would! I swear!

  66. i.... s....

    made me cry so badly

  67. E.... ....

    This is the theme song for a story that I'm writing. :3 Hahaha, I didn't even know this song existed, because the story title is "The Locket" XD My friend showed me this song. So it really made life better, I listen to this song every time that I write.

  68. A.... W....

    cried like a baby...

  69. R.... ....

    It made me cry :'( not happy tears but sad one's. I love the song so much but its so sad!!

  70. M.... c....

    way cool song

  71. J.... J....

    I absoluetly love this song!!!!

  72. c.... f....

    what a lovely song

  73. K.... T....

    love this song <3

  74. k.... k....

    love this song so much and love her 2

  75. K.... C....

    I love this song :)

  76. K.... H....

    I love this song! I can relate<3

  77. C.... F....

    so beautiful tears in my eyes :')

  78. D.... S....

    this song is amazing...the story is something i think everyone can relate to

  79. A.... E....

    I Hope Alll Goes Well!! I Thank Him For H Service!!! I Wish Yall Luck!!

  80. A.... G....

    My boyfriend has brown eyes. He calls me beautiful whenever he can. He tells me he needs me all the time. I love him. With my whole heart. He's going into the military next summer. He's going to go to Texas, over 26 hours away. He says when he gets back, we'll marry. I can't handle it. I couldn't go 3 weeks without his voice, without his touch, without the softness of his eyes, his hugs, his kisses... I need him. This song hits home so much... :'(

  81. M.... P....

    I absolutly love this song! :)

  82. a.... W....

    for the 7 ppl who dont like this dont have a heart!

  83. a.... m....

    i absolutely love this song:)

  84. E.... H....

    My momma said don't call it love at 14 too.

  85. l.... d....

    She already is :)

  86. P.... E....

    i love this song!!! Lauren is one of my favorite singers right there next to Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Miranda Lambert, and Kelly Pickler! (in that order)

  87. S.... ....

    This song is a prime example of what I love most about country music. Each song is a story being told. I may have cried a little. Beautiful song <3

  88. e.... a....

    i love this song it is soo sweet:))

  89. s.... ....

    My cousin Maria's husband just passed away a few days ago. They were high school sweethearts, and have been together since they were 16 years old. He was fifty years old. This song reminds me of them. My heart hurts to see how she will never be able to get over him, and though he wouldn't have wanted her to be alone, she will never be able to move on from him. I love you both, RIP Dave.

  90. N.... N....

    Love this song! I thought this would be like me and my ex-boyfriend but we broke up.

  91. A.... L....

    Pretty girl and pretty voice.

  92. s.... ....

    Lily Allen is a morose singer that is NOTHING like Lauren Alaina. Please do not give this a thumbs up. It is an insult to Lauren.

  93. S.... F....

    omg i luv this song

  94. J.... W....

    same thing with mine too :(

  95. T.... ....

    This song reminds me of a sad love song. I love those love story's where the guy has to go off to war. Its so sad but I enjoy it!

  96. M.... G....

    i just saw her last night...and i met her back stage! :) AMAZING

  97. S.... ....

    not many songs make me cry...but this song is so beautiful that i cant help but tear up when i hear it! i love lauren alaina, she's got such a beautiful voice and a special quality about her that not many 17 year olds seem to have. :)

  98. t.... ....

    I just "LOVE" her voice...This song brought tears to my eyes!