16 carriages

Beyoncé

Sixteen carriages drivin away
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
To the summer sunset on a holy night
On a long back road, all the tears I fight

Sixteen carriages drivin away
While I watch them ride with my dreams away
To the summer sunset on a holy night
On a long back road, all the tears I fight

At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
Had to leave my home at an early age
I saw Mama prayin , I saw Daddy grind
All my tender problems, had to leave behind

It s been umpteen summers, and I m not in my bed
On the back of the bus and a bunk with the band
Goin so hard, gotta choose myself
Underpaid and overwhelmed
I might cook, clean, but still won t fold
Still workin on my life, you know
Only God knows, only God knows
Only God knows

Sixteen carriages drivin away
While I watch them ride with my fears away
To the summer sunset on a holy night
On a long back road, all the tears I fight

Sixteen carriages drivin away
While I watch them ride with my fears away
To the summer sunset on a holy night
On a long back road, all the tears I fight

Sixteen dollars, workin all day
Ain t got time to waste, I got art to make
I got love to create on this holy night
They won t dim my light, all these years I fight

It s been thirty-eight summers, and I m not in my bed
On the back of the bus and a bunk with the band
Goin so hard, now I miss my kids
Overworked and overwhelmed
I might cook, clean, but still won t fold
Still workin on my life, you know
Only God knows, only God knows
Only God knows

Sixteen carriages driving away
While I watch them ride with my fears away
To the summer sunset on a holy night
On a long back road, all the tears I fight

Sixteen carriages driving away
While I watch them ride with my fears away
To the summer sunset on a holy night
On a long back road, all these tears I fight

Oh, oh
Oh

At fifteen, the innocence was gone astray
Had to take care of home at an early age
I saw Mama cryin , I saw Daddy lyin
Had to sacrifice and leave my fears behind

The legacy, if it s the last thing I do
You ll remember me cause we got somethin to prove
In your memory, on a highway to truth
Still see your faces when you close your eyes

Sixteen carriages drivin away
While I watch them ride with my dreams away