16 CARRIAGES

16 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

16 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

At 15, 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 and a bunk with the band

Goin′ so hard, gotta choose myself

Underpaid and overwhelmed

I might cook, clean, but still won′t fold

Still workin' on my life, you know

Only God knows, only God knows

Only God knows

16 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

16 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

16 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 38 summers, and I'm not in my bed

On the back of the bus and 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' on my life, you know

Only God knows, only God knows

Only God knows

16 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

16 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

Oh, oh

Oh

At 15, 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 a highway to truth

Still see your faces when you close your eyes

16 carriages drivin' away

While I watch them ride with my dreams away