Sixteen carriages drivin' 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
Had to take care of home
At an early age
I saw Mama crying
And I saw Daddy lying
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 a highway to truth
Still see your faces
When you close your eyes
Sixteen carriages drivin' away
While I watch them ride
With my dreams away