[Intro] B [Refrão] F# Sixteen carriages drivin' away F# While I watch them ride with my dreams away B To the summer sunset on a holy night B 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 B To the summer sunset on a holy night B 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 B I saw Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind B 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 B I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold B Still workin' all my life, you know B Only God knows, only God knows B Only God knows [Refrão] F# Sixteen carriages drivin' away F# While I watch them ride with my fears away B To the summer sunset on a holy night B 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 B To the summer sunset on a holy night B 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 B I got love to create on this holy night B 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 B I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold B Still workin' all my life, you know B Only God knows, only God knows B Only God knows [Refrão] F# Sixteen carriages drivin' away F# While I watch them ride with my fears away B To the summer sunset on a holy night B 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 B To the summer sunset on a holy night B On a long back road, all the tears I fight [Post-Refrão] F# E D#m Oh, oh B D#m F# Oh, Oh [Ponte] F# At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray F# Had to take care of home at an early age B I saw Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin' B Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind G#m The legacy, if it's the last thing I do E You'll remember me 'cause we got somethin' to prove E D#m In your memory, on a highway to truth F# B 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