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