Matthew West - 18 Summers (LYRICS)

“How did it go by so fast?”

With the song '18 Summers' Matthew West has put into lyrics what many parents go through and feel as they watch their children grow.

“It’s like a prayer for family. Don’t stop praying for your family. Don’t stop praying for your kids,” Matthew tells Woman’s World. “It’s not written in the form of a prayer. It’s more written in a form of just that aching feeling you get as time flies by before your eyes, and you wish you could get it back. It’s about making most of the time you get with them.” ~Matthew West

Matthew West - 18 Summers

LYRICS:

One, we didn’t sleep at all
Two, was footsteps down the hall
Three, you’re jumping to me in the pool
Four was princess dressing up
Five was tea in plastic cups
Six, you got your backpack off to school

Can’t believe how fast it flies
They always say don’t blink, now I know why

18 summers gone like that
18 years you don’t get back
18 trips around the sun, don’t it make you wonder
Why holding time’s like holding sand
Always slipping through my hands
What I’d give to hold you for another
18 summers

Seven was the Disney trip
Eight was singing Taylor Swift
Nine was bedtime prayers and saying “Jesus I believe”
Ten, eleven, like a weed you grew
Twelve, thirteen, well, middle school
Fourteen, high school’s coming and you’re way too cool for me

Can’t believe how fast it flies

18 summers gone like that
18 years you don’t get back
18 trips around the sun, don’t it make you wonder
Why holding time’s like holding sand
Always slipping through my hands
What I’d give to hold you for another
18 summers

Fifteen, first boy broke your heart
Sixteen, driving daddy’s car
Seventeen, you’re wild and free, and I’m waiting up for you
Then there you stood, cap and gown
And I’m smiling as I think about
How every one before’s what led us to

Dorm room number 205
A grown man trying not to cry
Can’t wait to see all you’re gonna do
Your mom and me and two aching hearts
Driving home in an empty car
Thanking God for the gift of raising you
For 18 summers

Written by: Matthew West, AJ Pruis, Jeff Pardo
(C) 2024 Provident Label Group LLC, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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