[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages drivin away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
~#**************#~
To the summer sunset on a holy night
~#**************#~
On a long black road, all the tears I fight
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages drivin away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
~#**************#~
To the summer sunset on a holy night
~#**************#~
On a long black road, all the tears I fight
~#**************#~
[Verse 1]
~#**************#~
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
~#**************#~
Had to leave my home at an early age
~#**************#~
I saw Mama prayin, I saw Daddy grind
~#**************#~
All my tender problems, had to leave behind
~#**************#~
[Pre-Chorus]
~#**************#~
Its been umpteen summers, and Im not in my bed
~#**************#~
On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band
~#**************#~
Goin so hard, gotta choose myself
~#**************#~
Undеrpaid and overwhelmed
~#**************#~
I might cook, clеan, but still wont fold
~#**************#~
Still workin all my life, you know
~#**************#~
Only God knows, only God knows
~#**************#~
Only God knows
~#**************#~
[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages drivin away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my fears away
~#**************#~
To the summer sunset on a holy night
~#**************#~
On a long black road, all the tears I fight
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages drivin away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my fears away
~#**************#~
To the summer sunset on a holy night
~#**************#~
On a long back road, all the tears I fight
~#**************#~
[Verse 2]
~#**************#~
Sixteen dollars, workin all day
~#**************#~
Aint got time to waste, I got art to make
~#**************#~
I got love to create on this holy night
~#**************#~
They wont dim my light, all these years I fight
~#**************#~
[Pre-Chorus]
~#**************#~
Its been thirty-eight summers, and Im not in my bed
~#**************#~
On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band
~#**************#~
Goin so hard, now I miss my kids
~#**************#~
Overworked and overwhelmed
~#**************#~
I might cook, clean, but still wont fold
~#**************#~
Still workin all my life, you know
~#**************#~
Only God knows, only God knows
~#**************#~
Only God knows
~#**************#~
[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages driving away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my fears away
~#**************#~
To the summer sunset on a holy night
~#**************#~
On a long black road, all the tears I fight
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages driving away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my fears away
~#**************#~
To the summer sunset on a holy night
~#**************#~
On a long back road, all these tears I fight
~#**************#~
[Post-Chorus]
~#**************#~
Oh, oh
~#**************#~
Oh
~#**************#~
[Bridge]
~#**************#~
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
~#**************#~
Had to take care of home at an early age
~#**************#~
I saw Mama cryin, I saw Daddy lyin
~#**************#~
Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind
~#**************#~
For legacy, if its the last thing I do
~#**************#~
Youll remember me cause we got somethin to prove
~#**************#~
In your memory, on the highway to truth
~#**************#~
Still see our faces when you close your eyes
~#**************#~
[Outro]
~#**************#~
Sixteen carriages drivin away
~#**************#~
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
