Lyrics

[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] It's been umpteen summers, and I'm 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 won't 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 Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make I got love to create on this holy night They won't dim my light, all these years I fight [Pre-Chorus] It's been thirty-eight summers, and I'm 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 won't 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 it's the last thing I do You'll 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