At the time, the most country thing about Beyoncé was her ... the innocence was gone astray/Had to leave my home at an early age," Beyoncé sings in "16 Carriages." "I saw Mama prayin', I saw ...
She then dropped two exquisite country songs: 'Texas Hold 'Em' and ... 16 and how her life changed at that age. In the song, Beyoncé sings frankly about her life experience.