16 CARRIAGES

[00:07.80] 16 carriages drivin' away
[00:11.47] While I watch them ride with my dreams away
[00:15.13] To the summer sunset on a holy night
[00:19.12] On a long black road, all the tears I fight
[00:22.76]
[00:23.03] 16 carriages drivin' away
[00:26.36] While I watch them ride with my dreams away
[00:30.08] To the summer sunset on a holy night
[00:34.13] On a long black road, all the tears I fight
[00:37.88]
[00:38.08] At 15, the innocence was gone astray
[00:41.56] Had to leave my home at an early age
[00:45.36] I saw Mama prayin', I saw Daddy grind
[00:49.15] All my tender problems had to leave behind
[00:52.96]
[00:53.40] It's been umpteenth summers, and I'm not in my bed
[00:54.95] On the back of the bus and a bunk with the band
[00:56.75] Goin' so hard, gotta choose myself
[00:58.72] Underpaid and overwhelmed
[01:01.31] I might cook, clean, but still won't fold
[01:02.60] Still workin' on my life, you know
[01:04.36] Only God knows, only God knows
[01:06.36] Only God knows
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[01:08.44] 16 carriages drivin' away
[01:11.60] While I watch them ride with my fears away
[01:15.31] To the summer sunset on a holy night
[01:19.12] On a long black road, all the tears I fight
[01:23.31]
[01:23.56] 16 carriages drivin' away
[01:26.93] While I watch them ride with my fears away
[01:30.44] To the summer sunset on a holy night
[01:34.64] On a long black road, all the tears I fight
[01:39.61]
[01:45.80] 16 dollars, workin' all day
[01:49.48] Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make
[01:53.23] I got love to create on this holy night
[01:56.92] They won't dim my light, all these years I fight
[02:01.16]
[02:01.36] It's been 38 summers, and I'm not in my bed
[02:02.96] On the back of the bus and a bunk with the band
[02:04.83] Goin' so hard, now I miss my kids
[02:06.81] Overworked and overwhelmed
[02:08.80] I might cook, clean, but still won't fold
[02:10.56] Still workin' on my life, you know
[02:12.48] Only God knows, only God knows
[02:14.28] Only God knows
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[02:16.28] 16 carriages driving away
[02:19.52] While I watch them ride with my fears away
[02:23.32] To the summer sunset on a holy night
[02:27.04] On a long black road, all the tears I fight
[02:31.32]
[02:31.47] 16 carriages driving away
[02:34.80] While I watch them ride with my fears away
[02:38.48] To the summer sunset on a holy night
[02:42.36] On a long black road, all these tears I fight
[02:48.77]
[02:50.24] Oh, oh
[02:54.32] Oh
[03:01.76] At 15, the innocence was gone astray
[03:04.80] Had to take care of home at an early age
[03:08.87] I saw Mama cryin', I saw Daddy lyin'
[03:12.60] Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind
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[03:17.12] The legacy is the last thing I do
[03:20.33] You'll remember me 'cause we got somethin' to prove
[03:23.72] In your memory, on a highway to truth
[03:28.11] Still see your faces when you close your eyes
[03:34.24]
[03:39.40] 16 carriages drivin' away
[03:42.80] While I watch them ride with my dreams away
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