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