The Way Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They made up their minds and they started packing
And left before the sun came up that day
An exit to eternal summer slacking
But where were they going without ever knowing the way?
They drank up the wine and they got to talking
But now had more important things to say
And when the car broke down, they started walking
Where were they going without ever knowing the way?
[Chorus]
Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
And it's always summer, they'll never get cold
They'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and gray
You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home, but they really don't care
They wanted the highway, they're happier there today, today
[Verse 2]
The children woke up and they couldn't find them
They left before the sun came up that day
They just drove off and left it all behind 'em
(Leavin' it all behind)
Where were they going without ever knowing the way?
Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
And it's always summer, they'll never get cold
They'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and gray
You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home, but they really don't care
They wanted the highway, they're happier there today, today
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Anyone can see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
And it's always summer, they'll never get cold
They'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and gray
You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home, but they really don't care
They wanted the highway, they're happier there today, today
[Guitar Solo]
(Leavin' it all behind)
About
Fastball lead singer Tony Scalzo developed the inspiration for “The Way” after reading articles about an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who left home in June of 1997 to attend the Pioneer Day Festival in Temple, Texas and were discovered deceased at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas two weeks later.
In 2022, Scalzo told ForenSeek:
In retrospect, it had a darkly romantic quality to it. They had only disappeared at this point but I had the feeling they were not going to be found alive, as they had been gone a significant amount of days. I feel lucky to have latched on to it at that moment but I don’t know why I did.
“The Way” peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1998, and topped Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven weeks.
Q&A
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