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