I love this song. Every time I listen to it I get goose bumps and/or start to cry.
Okay well anyways, I read this on this one website and it sounds pretty legit:
"An elderly couple in Texas (where Fastball is from) went out to drive to a Pioneer Day Festival one day in June 1997, but they never arrived. Both of them were found dead 2 weeks later at the bottom of a ravine in Arkansas, which was way off of their original driving route. Tony Scalzo, the bassist of the band, was inspired to write the song after reading the story."
This gives a different meaning to the lines "And when the car broke down they started walking
Where were they going without ever knowing the way?" meaning that after the car crashed their spirits just left the car and.... well you can figure out the rest. I'm just going to stop typing now because if I don't I'm going to talk about every line in the song and bore everyone to death. Sorry if this didn't help anyone, I just thought I would put in my 2 cents worth(:
When I was in middle school, I would spend hours on the internet trying to find the name/artist of this song. All I had to go off of was the beat, I didn't know any of the words. Once I found it, I started crying cause I knew I could read/learn the lyrics, I couldn't wait to show my younger siblings. This song brings back so many good feelings and memories, I'll never forget. :] I guess what I'm trying to say, is I know what you mean with your goosebumps; I get them too! I love it :D
When I was in middle school, I would spend hours on the internet trying to find the name/artist of this song. All I had to go off of was the beat, I didn't know any of the words. Once I found it, I started crying cause I knew I could read/learn the lyrics, I couldn't wait to show my younger siblings. This song brings back so many good feelings and memories, I'll never forget. :] I guess what I'm trying to say, is I know what you mean with your goosebumps; I get them too! I love it :D
@Mudblood96 glad to hear I’m not the only grownup who gets teary at that song! It hit me that way when it came out in’98 and still does - well before I heard the background story. Just something about the bittersweet story and groove of the song. A few other songs donthe same thing to me and it’s got nothing tondo with lyrics - hell I can’t understand them all half the time : )
@Mudblood96 glad to hear I’m not the only grownup who gets teary at that song! It hit me that way when it came out in’98 and still does - well before I heard the background story. Just something about the bittersweet story and groove of the song. A few other songs donthe same thing to me and it’s got nothing tondo with lyrics - hell I can’t understand them all half the time : )
I love this song. Every time I listen to it I get goose bumps and/or start to cry. Okay well anyways, I read this on this one website and it sounds pretty legit: "An elderly couple in Texas (where Fastball is from) went out to drive to a Pioneer Day Festival one day in June 1997, but they never arrived. Both of them were found dead 2 weeks later at the bottom of a ravine in Arkansas, which was way off of their original driving route. Tony Scalzo, the bassist of the band, was inspired to write the song after reading the story." This gives a different meaning to the lines "And when the car broke down they started walking Where were they going without ever knowing the way?" meaning that after the car crashed their spirits just left the car and.... well you can figure out the rest. I'm just going to stop typing now because if I don't I'm going to talk about every line in the song and bore everyone to death. Sorry if this didn't help anyone, I just thought I would put in my 2 cents worth(:
When I was in middle school, I would spend hours on the internet trying to find the name/artist of this song. All I had to go off of was the beat, I didn't know any of the words. Once I found it, I started crying cause I knew I could read/learn the lyrics, I couldn't wait to show my younger siblings. This song brings back so many good feelings and memories, I'll never forget. :] I guess what I'm trying to say, is I know what you mean with your goosebumps; I get them too! I love it :D
When I was in middle school, I would spend hours on the internet trying to find the name/artist of this song. All I had to go off of was the beat, I didn't know any of the words. Once I found it, I started crying cause I knew I could read/learn the lyrics, I couldn't wait to show my younger siblings. This song brings back so many good feelings and memories, I'll never forget. :] I guess what I'm trying to say, is I know what you mean with your goosebumps; I get them too! I love it :D
@Mudblood96 Oh wow, I thought this song was about child abandonment.
@Mudblood96 Oh wow, I thought this song was about child abandonment.
@Mudblood96 glad to hear I’m not the only grownup who gets teary at that song! It hit me that way when it came out in’98 and still does - well before I heard the background story. Just something about the bittersweet story and groove of the song. A few other songs donthe same thing to me and it’s got nothing tondo with lyrics - hell I can’t understand them all half the time : )
@Mudblood96 glad to hear I’m not the only grownup who gets teary at that song! It hit me that way when it came out in’98 and still does - well before I heard the background story. Just something about the bittersweet story and groove of the song. A few other songs donthe same thing to me and it’s got nothing tondo with lyrics - hell I can’t understand them all half the time : )