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 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 umpteenth 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 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 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 black 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 black 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 The legacy is 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