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[callmemrgod]

All right, friends list, help me out here. I'm looking for a song from the late 90s. I'm rather sure it was one of those alternative pop rock top 40-for-a-week songs. It was also featured on a programme on VH1 about confusing/cryptic lyrics that may have been called "Decoded." The record of this show is nowhere on the VH1 site. The show also

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[meetviolent]

You may be thinking about "The Way" by Fastball. It's the only song I can remember from that show that matches your description. Here's the story:

This is based on the true story of Lela and Raymond Howard, an elderly couple from Salado, Texas who drove to a nearby family reunion and kept going. She had Alzheimer's disease and he was recovering from brain surgery. When they disappeared, a reporter from the Austin American-Statesman wrote a series of articles about the missing couple. Fastball bassist Tony Scalzo came up with the idea for the song after reading the articles (the band is from Austin). He says "It's a romanticized take on what happened" - he "pictured them taking off to have fun, like they did when they first met." However, he found out after writing the song that the couple had died. They were found at the bottom of a canyon in Arkansas about a three-day drive from their destination. (thanks, Crystal - Springfield, MO)

[callmemrgod]

THAT'S IT! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I thought they'd run off a cliff, but then I thought I was embellishing. I could kiss you.

[meetviolent]

Glad I could be of help.

[spammityspam]

OH MY GOD I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG SINCE I WAS NINE.

Sorry.

I'll go away now.