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