from the corners of the country

from the cities and the farms

with years and years of living

tucked up underneath their arms



they walked away from everything

just to see a dream come true

so god bless the boys who 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



now some were born to money

they've never had to say ""survive""

and others swing a 9 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



ah, 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 nothing

they're all looking rigt at you

and for a while they'll go in style

on 16th avenue



it looked so uneventful

so quiet and discreet

but a lot of lives where changed

down in that little one way street



cause they walk away from everything

just to see a deam come true

so god bless the boys who make the noise

on 16t avenue