Country star Lainey Wilson reveals hidden meaning behind her new hit song - and marriage talk with boyfriend Devlin 'Duck' Hodges
- Lainey and boyfriend made their red carpet debut two years into their romance
- She recently released a new song titled, Counting Chickens
- The country star said that there was a special nod to her boyfriend in one lyric
Country star Lainey Wilson has lifted the lid on the hidden meaning behind one of her lyrics as she gushed about her longtime boyfriend, Devlin 'Duck' Hodges.
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter and Yellowstone actress released her latest hit, Counting Chickens, last month and left fans swooning over her lyrics that referenced tying the knot.
Lainey - who recently spoke out about her classy response to a spitting fan - is dating the 27-year-old former Pittsburgh Steelers star and the couple made their red carpet debut last year more than two years into their relationship.
And the country star is showing that the couple is in it for the long haul as her latest ballad is all about white dresses and saying 'I do.'
Lainey even admitted that she had her lover in mind while writing the tune - adding that the very last lyric is a nod to her boyfriend's nickname, 'Duck.'
Country star Lainey Wilson has lifted the lid on the hidden meaning behind one of her lyrics as she gushed about her longtime boyfriend, Devlin 'Duck' Hodges
The last line of the song is: 'One chicken two chickens three chickens / Oh shoot I think that's a duck.'
While speaking to Taste of Country, she said that she had played the song for her boyfriend before releasing it.
The idiom-filled ballad sees Lainey admitting that she is putting all of her eggs in one basket, however, she doesn't mind.
Lainey told the outlet that the lyric was a reference to her romance with Devlin.
She revealed that her boyfriend 'loved' it and thought there should be more nods to ducks.
'He was like, "Why ain't it ducks?" and I said, "Well I'm dating the Duck so I write about chickens,' the country star recalled.
'He loved it because at the end of the song I say, "One chicken, two chickens, three chickens, oh shoot I think that's a duck," and that's just for him.'
Lainey revealed that her boyfriend was 'flattered' that she had written him a love ballad before divulging their plans for marriage.
Lainey - who recently spoke out about her classy response to a spitting fan - has been embroiled in a romance with the 27-year-old former Pittsburgh Steelers star
The 32-year-old singer-songwriter released her latest hit, Counting Chickens, last month and left fans swooning over her lyrics that referenced tying the knot
Lainey joked: 'I guess I'm going to propose cause his a** ain't proposed to me.'
However, she clarified that the couple was still enjoying non-marital bliss and that they weren't quite ready to tie the knot.
She explained: 'I think it needs to be during a season of our life where we really have the time to enjoy it. Right now it would be like, "Oh shoot, I'm engaged, all right on to the next thing," and I just want to like be able to really soak it in.'
Further in the interview, Lainey revealed that she and Miranda Lambert had become close friends - adding that she often gave her advice on how to handle life in the limelight.
She dubbed Miranda her 'country music big sister' and said that she always called her when she needed advice.
Lainey and Delvin made their debut as a couple walking the red carpet at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11 at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
'He's been around for a while. I just decided to make him wait for two-and-a-half years,' the Things a Man Oughta Know artist said a month after their public debut.
And the country star is showing that the couple is in it for the long haul as her latest ballad is all about white dresses and saying 'I do'
Lainey even admitted that she had her lover in mind while writing the tune - adding that the very last lyric is a nod to her boyfriend's nickname, 'Duck'
The Heart Like a Truck singer described him as a 'good dude' and said that his background as a professional athlete complements their relationship dynamics.
In June last year, Lainey opened up about an April concert she played in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania opening for Luke Combs, where she wore Steelers jersey with her boyfriend's name on it, spurring speculation they were seeing one another.
'Well, what's funny is literally a couple weeks before the show, we had played out in Pittsburgh and me and my band, we all wore Duck Hodges jerseys,' she said. 'And so that kind of started a few rumors.'
When the concert happened, fans took to social media to inform him of the fashion statement.
He said in a response tweet, 'Did she really?!?! Y'all are lying !!!! @laineywilson holla at me!!!'
Lainey said in response, 'This is me hollerin,' to which he replied, 'OH.MY.GOD hello.'
