Intro: Db Chorus: Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab Ab While I watch them ride with my dreams away Db Db To the summer sunset on a holy night Db Db On a long back road, all the tears I fight Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab Ab While I watch them ride with my dreams away Db Db To the summer sunset on a holy night Db Db On a long back road, all the tears I fight Verse 1: Ab Ab At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray Ab Ab Had to leave my home at an early age Db Db I saw Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind Db Db All my tender problems, had to leave behind Pre-Chorus: Ab Ab It's been umpteen summers, and I'm not in my bed Ab Ab On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band Ab Ab Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself Ab Ab Undеrpaid and overwhelmed Db Db I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold Db Db Still workin' all my life, you know Db Db Only God knows, only God knows Db Only God knows Chorus: Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab Ab While I watch them ride with my fears away Db Db To the summer sunset on a holy night Db Db On a long back road, all the tears I fight Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab Ab While I watch them ride with my fears away Db Db To the summer sunset on a holy night Db Db On a long back road, all the tears I fight Instrumental: Db Verse 2: Ab Ab Sixteen dollars, workin' all day Ab Ab Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make Db Db I got love to create on this holy night Db Db They won't dim my light, all these years I fight Pre-Chorus: Ab Ab It's been thirty-eight summers, and I'm not in my bed Ab Ab On the back of the bus in a bunk with the band Ab Ab Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids Ab Ab Overworked and overwhelmed Db Db I might cook, clеan, but still won't fold Db Db Still workin' all my life, you know Db Db Only God knows, only God knows Db Only God knows Chorus: Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab Ab While I watch them ride with my fears away Db Db To the summer sunset on a holy night Db Db On a long back road, all the tears I fight Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab Ab While I watch them ride with my fears away Db Db To the summer sunset on a holy night Db Db On a long back road, all the tears I fight Post-Chorus: Db Oh, oh Db Oh Bridge: Ab Ab At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray Ab Ab Had to take care of home at an early age Ab Ab I saw Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin' Ab Ab Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind Db Db The legacy, if it's the last thing I do Db Db You'll remember me 'cause we got somethin' to prove Db Db In your memory, on a highway to truth Db Db Still see your faces when you close your eyes Outro: Db Ab Ab Sixteen carriages drivin' away Ab While I watch them ride with my dreams away
