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The Way Lyrics

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… Read More [Intro][Verse 1]They made up their minds and they started packingThey left before the sun came up that dayAn exit to eternal summer slackingBut where were they going without ever knowing the way?They drank up the wine and they got to talkingThey now had more important things to sayAnd when the car broke down, they started walkingWhere were they going without ever knowing the way?[Chorus]Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in goldAnd it's always summer, they'll never get coldThey'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and grayYou can see their shadows wandering off somewhereThey won't make it home, but they really don't careThey wanted the highway, they're happier there todayToday[Verse 2]The children woke up and they couldn't find 'emThey left before the sun came up that dayThey just drove off and left it all behind 'em (Leavin' it all behind)Where were they going without ever knowing the way?You might also like[Chorus]Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in goldAnd it's always summer, they'll never get coldThey'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and grayYou can see their shadows wandering off somewhereThey won't make it home, but they really don't careThey wanted the highway, they're happier there todayToday[Guitar Solo][Chorus]Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in goldAnd it's always summer, they'll never get coldThey'll never get hungry, they'll never get old and grayYou can see their shadows wandering off somewhereThey won't make it home, but they really don't careThey wanted the highway, they're happier there todayToday[Outro]Leavin' it all behind6EmbedCancel

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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.

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Ask a questionWhat did Fastball say about "The Way"?Genius Answer1 contributor +2Who produced “The Way” by Fastball?When did Fastball release “The Way”?Who wrote “The Way” by Fastball?All The Pain Money Can Buy (1998)Fastball

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