Sixteen carriages
driving away
while I watch them
ride with my
dreams away
to the summer sunset
on a holy night
on a long back road
all the tears I fight
Sixteen carriages
driving away
while I watch them ride
with my dreams away
to the summer sunset
on a holy night
on a long back road
all the tears I fight
At fifteen the
innocence was gone
astray had to leave my
home at an early age
I saw Mama praying
I saw Daddy grind
all my tender problems
had to leave behind
It's been umpteen
summers and I'm
not in my bed
on the back of the
bus and a bunk
with the band
going so hard gotta
choose myself
underpaid and
overwhelmed
I might cook clean
but still won't fold
still working on
my life you know
only God knows
only God knows
only God knows
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 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 the tears I fight
Sixteen dollars
working 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
it's been thirty eight
summers and I'm
not in my bed
on the back of the bus
and a bunk with the band
going so hard now
I miss my kids
overworked and
overwhelmed
I might cook clean
but still won't fold
still working on
my life you know
only God knows
only God knows
only God knows
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 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
Ohh ohh ohh
At fifteen the
innocence was gone
astray had to take care
of home at an early age
I saw Mama crying
I saw Daddy lying
had to sacrifice and
leave my fears behind
the legacy if it's the
last thing I do
you'll remember me
cause we got
something to prove
in your memory on
a highway to truth
still see your faces
when you close
your eyes
Sixteen carriages
driving away while
I watch them ride
with my dreams away