Sixteen
Sixteen's Journey: A Southern Tale of Resilience and Liberation
Lyrics
Me and you left when you were sixteen
Departed together at the age of sixteen
Hair so wild when you look at me
Expressing admiration for your untamed hair
Take your wheels across the county line
Traveled beyond the county border in your vehicle
Thousand miles away to that downtown diner
Journeyed a significant distance to a downtown diner
Watch you rise
Repetition emphasizing the act of observing someone's success
Watch you rise
-Watch you rise
-American
Repetition emphasizing the American identity
American
-Left you smoking west 7th street
Left you in a state of smoking on West 7th street
With your torn-up lungs and your torn-up jeans
Describing the physical toll on your lungs and jeans
Cross tattooed on your left forearm
Noting a cross tattoo on the left forearm
You're an Autumn queen, such a Southern charm
Complimenting as an Autumn queen with Southern charm
Watch you rise
Repetition underlining the act of witnessing someone's success
Watch you rise
-Watch you rise
-American
Repetition emphasizing the American identity
American
-Finally made it out
Successfully reaching a destination after many years
After all these years
Acknowledging the accomplishment of making it out
You weren't playing around
Recognizing the seriousness and determination in your actions
Were you, dear
Questioning the sincerity or commitment of the person
Were you, dear
-Watch you rise
Repetition emphasizing the act of observing someone's success
Watch you rise
-Watch you rise
-American
Repetition emphasizing the American identity
American
-American
Reiteration of the American identity as a conclusion
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