[Intro] A# [Refrão] F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my dreams away A# To the summer sunset on a holy night A# On a long back road, all the tears I fight F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my dreams away A# To the summer sunset on a holy night A# On a long back road, all the tears I fight [Primeira Parte] F At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray F Had to leave my home at an early age A# I saw Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind A# All my tender problems, had to leave behind [Pré-Refrão] F It's been umpteen summers, and I'm not in my bed F On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band F Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself F Undеrpaid and overwhelmed A# I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold A# Still workin' all my life, you know A# Only God knows, only God knows A# Only God knows [Refrão] F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my fears away A# To the summer sunset on a holy night A# On a long back road, all the tears I fight F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my fears away A# To the summer sunset on a holy night A# On a long back road, all the tears I fight ( C ) [Segunda Parte] F Sixteen dollars, workin' all day F Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make A# I got love to create on this holy night A# They won't dim my light, all these years I fight [Pré-Refrão] F It's been thirty-eight summers, and I'm not in my bed F On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band F Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids F Overworked and overwhelmed A# I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold A# Still workin' all my life, you know A# Only God knows, only God knows A# Only God knows [Refrão] F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my fears away A# To the summer sunset on a holy night A# On a long back road, all the tears I fight F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my fears away A# To the summer sunset on a holy night A# On a long back road, all the tears I fight [Post-Refrão] F D# Dm Oh, oh A# Dm F Oh, Oh [Ponte] F At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray F Had to take care of home at an early age A# I saw Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin' A# Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind Gm The legacy, if it's the last thing I do D# You'll remember me 'cause we got somethin' to prove D# Dm In your memory, on a highway to truth F A# Still see your faces when you close your eyes ( C ) [Final] F F Sixteen carriages drivin' away F While I watch them ride with my dreams away