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 umpteenth 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
Under paid 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
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 is 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