16 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 16 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 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 in a bunk with the band
Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself Underpaid and overwhelmed
I might cut clean but still won't fold Still workin' all 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 black 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 black 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 in a bunk with the band
Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids Overworked and overwhelmed
I might cut clean but still won't fold Still workin' all 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 black 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 black road All these tears I fight
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
At 15 the innocence was gone astray Had to take it 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
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Sixteen carriages drivin' away While I watch them ride with my dreams away