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Fastball - The Way Lyrics



Fastball - The Way Lyrics




They made up their minds
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And they started packing
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They left before the sun came up that day
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An exit to eternal summer slacking
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But where were they going without ever
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Knowing the way?
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They drank up the wine
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And they got to talking
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They now had more important things to say
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And when the car broke down they started walking
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Where were they going without ever
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Knowing the way?
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[Chorus:]
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Anyone can see the road that they walk on
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Is paved in gold
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And it's always summer
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They'll never get cold
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They'll never get hungry
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They'll never get old and grey
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You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
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They won't make it home
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But they really don't care
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They wanted the highway
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They're happier there today, today
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Their children woke up
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And they couldn't find them
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They left before the sun came up that day
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They just drove off and left it all behind 'em
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But where were they going without ever
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Knowing the way?
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[Chorus]
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English

They made up their minds
+
And they started packing
+
They 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
+
They 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 grey
+
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
+
Their 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
+
But where were they going without ever
+
Knowing the way?
+
[Chorus]
+
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Writer: Tony Scalzo
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC




Fastball - The Way Video
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• Fastball front man Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading an article which described the disappearance of an elderly married couple, Lela and Raymond Howard from Salado, Texas, who left home in June 1997 to attend the Pioneer Day festival at nearby Temple, Texas, despite Lela's Alzheimers and Raymond recently recovering from brain surgery.

They were discovered two weeks later, dead, at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, Arkansas, hundreds of miles off their intended route.

• Tony Scalzo said: "It's a romanticized take on what happened" - he "pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met."
Performed by: Fastball
Genre(s): One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 2:26
Written by: Tony Scalzo
Released: February 24th, 1998
Year: 1998
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