Lyrics

They made up their  
And they started  
They left before the sun   up that day
An exit to eternal summer  
But where were they   without ever
Knowing the   ?

They   up the wine
And they got to  
They now had more   things to say
And when the car   down
They started  
Where were they going without ever
Knowing the way?

Anyone can see the road that they walk on
Is paved in  
And it's always  
They'll never get cold
They'll never get  
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   up
And they couldn't find  
They left before the sun came up that day
They just   off and left it all behind 'em
But 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 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

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
Legend

Meaning

The song is about a newspaper article about an old couple that went on a trip and some how ended up on the side of the road dead.
Scalzo wrote the song before the story had concluded and the couple were found dead.

http://truemusicfactswednesday.blogspot.com/2014/11/tmfw-62-they-wanted-highway.html

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