Songwriter: Thom Schuyler
From the corners of the country, from the cities and the farms
With years and years of livin' tucked up underneath their arms
They walked away from everything, just to see a dream come true
So God bless the boys that make the noise on 16th Avenue
With a million dollar spirit and an old flattop guitar
They drive to town with all they own in a hundred dollar car
'Cause one time someone told them about a friend of a friend they knew
Who owns, you know, a studio on 16th Avenue
Some were born to money, never had to survive
And others swing a nine pound hammer just to stay alive
There's cowboys drunks and Christians, mostly white and black and blue
They've all dialed the phone collect to home from 16th Avenue
But one night in some empty room, where no curtains ever hung
Like a miracle some golden words rolled off of someone's tongue
And after years of being nothin', they're singin' right to you
And for a while they ride in style on 16th Avenue
It looked so uneventful, so quiet and discreet
There's a lot of lives been changed down on those little one way streets
'Cause they walk away from everything, just to see a dream come true
So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Avenue
God bless the boy and girls who make the noise on 16th, 16th Avenue
With years and years of livin' tucked up underneath their arms
They walked away from everything, just to see a dream come true
So God bless the boys that make the noise on 16th Avenue
With a million dollar spirit and an old flattop guitar
They drive to town with all they own in a hundred dollar car
'Cause one time someone told them about a friend of a friend they knew
Who owns, you know, a studio on 16th Avenue
Some were born to money, never had to survive
And others swing a nine pound hammer just to stay alive
There's cowboys drunks and Christians, mostly white and black and blue
They've all dialed the phone collect to home from 16th Avenue
But one night in some empty room, where no curtains ever hung
Like a miracle some golden words rolled off of someone's tongue
And after years of being nothin', they're singin' right to you
And for a while they ride in style on 16th Avenue
It looked so uneventful, so quiet and discreet
There's a lot of lives been changed down on those little one way streets
'Cause they walk away from everything, just to see a dream come true
So God bless the boys who make the noise on 16th Avenue
God bless the boy and girls who make the noise on 16th, 16th Avenue
61 Days In Church Volume 4
- Like Jesus Does
- Seminole Wind - Live At Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL / May 4, 2017
- Ramblin’ Man - Live At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL / May 5, 2017
- Heard It In A Love Song - Live At Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC / May 6, 2017
- Save The Last Dance For Me - Live At Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC / May 6, 2017
- We’re An American Band - Live At Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI / May 11, 2017
- Chain Of Fools - Live At Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI / May 11, 2017
- Lookin’ Out My Back Door - Live At Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL / May 12, 2017
- I Want You To Want Me - Live At Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL / May 12, 2017
- Nadine - Live At Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO / May 13, 2017
- You Don’t Mess Around With Jim- Live At Santander Arena, Reading, PA / May 18, 2017
- Allentown - Live At Santander Arena, Reading, PA / May 18, 2017
- Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Live AT KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY /May 25, 2017
- Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine - Live AT KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY /May 25, 2017
- 16th Avenue - Live At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN / May 26, 2017
- Tennessee Jed - Live At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN / May 26, 2017
- Ooh La La - Live At SNHU Arena, Manchester, NH / April 29, 2017
- Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More - Live At SNHU Arena, Manchester, NH / April 29, 2017
- What I Almost Was
- You Make It Look So Easy
- Carolina
- Chevy Van
- Springsteen
- Over When It’s Over
- The Outsiders
- Give Me Back My Hometown
- Rusty Cage - Live At Verizon Center, Washington, DC / May 19, 2017
- Mistress Named Music
- Kill A Word
- Holdin’ My Own
- I’m A Ramblin’ Man - Live At US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH / April 22, 2017
- Just What I Needed - Live At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT - April 27, 2017
- Heaven Was A Drink Of Wine - Live At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT - April 28, 2017
- Midnight Rider - Live At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN / May 26, 2017
- 61 Days In Church Volume 4 (2017)
- Mr. Misunderstood
- Record Year
- Springsteen
- Stick That in Your Country Song
- Some of It
- Like A Wrecking Ball
- Round Here Buzz
- Higher Wire
- Mixed Drinks About Feelings
- Three Year Old
- Monsters
- Talladega
- Kill A Word
- Heart Like a Wheel
- Knives Of New Orleans
- Desperate Man
- Holdin’ My Own
- The Snake
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones
- Hell of a View
- Why Not Me
- Hippie Radio
- Carolina
- Like Jesus Does