How Lainey Wilson’s Song “4X4U” Is Proof Of Her Love For Boyfriend Devlin “Duck” Hodges [Video]

Once upon a time, Lainey Wilson didn’t have any interest in love songs. But then she fell in love with her Devlin “Duck” Hodges, a former professional football player, and everything changed. It’s Hodges, whom Wilson has been dating since 2021, who inspired her to tap into her romantic side.

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“The truth is, I write what I know, and I finally found a man worth writing about,” Wilson says (via Songfacts). “So you know it’s a love song because y’all probably thought, ‘Dang, she ain’t got it in her, she ain’t got it in her’… but I do. I got me a cheerleader.”

Wilson’s latest album, Whirlwind, is the first time Wilson was able to include authentic love songs. The record not only includes “4X4XU,” but also her recent hit single, “Hang Tight Honey.”

“I do feel like it’s going to show a different side of me,” Wilson tells Audacy’sKatie …