It's about fifteen miles to California, They'll get there Friday if they tonight, She sneaks out at thirty in the morning, Leaves a note so she see her daddy cry.
He the engine when he coasts in the driveway, She slides in and him one kiss for the road, No friends and no family, no job out waiting, The whole town will call them crazy but they go.
when you're young and in love, yeah, You might do some that don't seem all that smart, there ain't no greater distance Than the eighteen inches your head to your heart, yeah.
They can barely rent on a rundown apartment, She's waiting tables and a valet, behind on the bills and the car's barely running, But he a ring with the tips that he's saved.
When young and in love, yeah, You might do some things that seem all that smart, Cause ain't no greater distance Than the inches from your head to your heart.
Last thing need is another mouth to feed, but they want one, They're just kids themselves but that's gonna change in more months,
She wakes him up at three in the morning, Ready or not new life's gonna start, Seven pounds and inches, The doctor lays that new baby's head on her heart.
When you're and in love, yeah, You might do some things that seem all that smart, But thank God for those inches, The distance it is from your to your heart, yeah, yeah, yeah.