[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# Gm Oh, oh D# Gm 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 Cm The legacy, if it's the last thing I do G# You'll remember me 'cause we got somethin' to prove G# Gm 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