Journey

Released: March 23, 1980

Songwriter: Neal Schon Steve Perry

Producer: Kevin Elson Geoff Workman

[Chorus]
Oo, I'm crying
Tears are falling down
I'm crying
The lonely tears of clowns
I'm trying
To wear a smiling face

[Verse One]
It was just yesterday
Things then they felt okay
Now that has all gone
Away

[Chorus]
I'm crying
The only tears of clowns
I'm trying
Trying and rain's falling down
I'm crying
And that's a lonely place

[Verse Two]
If I could hide the pain
If I could stop the rain
Then all my crying
Could be gone

[Interlude]

[Bridge]
Oo, rain
Who will stop the rain
The rain?

[Chorus]
I'm crying
The tears are falling down
I'm trying
The rain still beats the ground
I'm crying
Those lonely tears of clowns

[Outro]
Lonely, lonely tears
Lonely, lonely tears

Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred while fronted by vocalist Steve Perry, from 1978 until the group’s disbandment in 1987. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including 1981’s “Don’t Stop Believin'”, which in 2009 became the top-selling track in iTunes history amongst songs not released in the 21st century. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band’s eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, “Open Arms”. Its 1983 follow-up album, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching No. 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band’s appeal in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. Journey enjoyed a successful reunion with Perry in the mid-1990s and later regrouped with a series of lead singers.

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