The Avenue

From Voodoo Shoppe

[edit] Notes

• Written by John Thomas Griffith/Fred LeBlanc/Paul Sanchez/Sonia Tetlow
• Produced, engineeredand mixed by Russ T Cobb
• Recorded at Ruby Red Studios
• Performed live on the Ellen Degeneres show while a montage of New Orleans photos were displayed. Vance Degeneres joined Fred, Paul, Griff, and Sonia to play the song.

[edit] Appears On

Voodoo Shoppe (album)

[edit] Lyrics

The water broke past the levee
My heart beats hard and heavy
There’s so much more to say but I’m silent
For now
I’m lost deep in the emotions
That hit me just like  an ocean
That seemed so refreshing once, but it’s not
For now

Because the marching bands will roll
I’ll find my city in my soul
Because I plan on growing old on the Avenue

My best friend’s house lies beneath 
the tear drops God has bequeathed
To add to the pool of rage that’ll flow
For now
I never thought I would see
in my lifetime, in my memory
but fate has a way to show who’s the boss
For now

Because the marching bands will roll
I’ll find my city in my soul
Because I plan on growing old on the Avenue
And the parades will ride again
I’ll see my family and my friends
Because this cannot be the end of the Avenue

It’s so hard to take this hurt and hide it on a shelf
It’s just ‘cause I never want to be from somewhere else

Deep in my darkest hour
Standing alone in the shower
I let my emotions go
For now

Because the marching bands will roll
I’ll find my city in my soul
Because I plan on growing old on the Avenue
And the parades will ride again
I’ll see my family and my friends
Because this cannot be the end of the Avenue
And, yes, he marching bands will roll
I’ll find my city in my soul
because there’s nowhere else to go but the Avenue
On the Avenue
On the Avenue