[Verse 1]
I was only nineteen
The morning you were born
With your hair fine and red
Your eyes like my own
Barely a woman
With only a song
I sang to keep you smiling
Held you all night long

[Verse 2]
Home through the streets
With you in my arms
Cold winter mornings
In a Colorado town
I've seen you stumble
You've watched me fall
You know we've got nothing
You know we've got it all

[Chorus]
Rain comes down and the trucks rolling by
Does that old parka keep you dry?
Sixteen years old, out on the road
Trying to get to the sky
[Verse 3]
Back in September
You called me on the phone
"Ma, you know I love you
But I gotta be on my own
Comes a time in a boy's life
When he's gotta be a man
Please don't try to find me
Please try to understand

[Chorus]
"Got me a job in a rock and roll band
Gonna try to see if I can get by
Sixteen years old, out on the road
Trying to get to the sky"

[Bass Solo]

[Verse 4]
I've watched you grow
Through all these years
You've seen me stumble
I've dried your tears
Sometimes there were roses
Sometimes it was thorns
I don't know you're gonna make it
As sure as you were born
[Outro]
I hope from what you wanted
You get what you need
I know you're gonna make it
You were born to the breed
Sixteen years old, out on the road
Trying to get to the sky
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