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