Journey

Released: March 23, 1980

Songwriter: Neal Schon Steve Perry

Producer: Kevin Elson Geoff Workman

[Verse One]
I was captured by the light of a wayward smile
When she said to me
"Move slowly son and touch the sky
Very soon you'll see"

[Chorus One]
Oo, how precious time
Placed it's hand on me
Oo, how precious time
How it rescued me

[Verse Two]
See the line of sight in side your mind
But from where I don't know
And the tales that are left behind
Left for all to grow

[Chorus One]
Oo, precious time
Placed it's hand on me
Oo, precious time
How it rescued me

[Bridge]
Oo, how it rescued me
How it rescued me

[Chorus Two]
Oh, there's a place in time not far from here
A place we all could see
So if you're looking for a better day
Touch the sky and see

[Chorus One]
Oo, precious time
Placed it's hand on me
Oo, precious time
How it rescued me

[Verse Three]
Be the soldiers for your lives my friends
Fight for all to see
It's the only way to catch the sun
It's the only way you'll see

[Chorus One]
Oh, how precious time
Placed it's hand on me
Yeah precious time
How it rescued me
Baby, baby it rescued me

[Chorus Two]
Oh, there's a place in time not far from here
A place we all could see
So if you're looking for a better day
Touch the sky and see

[Chorus One]
Oh, precious time
Placed it's hand on me
Oh, precious time
Oo, How it rescued me

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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