Journey

Released: July 31, 1981

Songwriter: Neal Schon Steve Perry Jonathan Cain

Producer: Kevin Elson Mike Stone

(Intro)

I'm workin' in the city
And this town's got no pity
My boss man owns a heart of stone
I'm on the line, it's overtime
I'll tell you it's a crime

They get me by the hour by my blue collar
Oooh, you're squeezin' me too tight
Oh, it's Friday night
Let's run tonight till the morning light

Keep on runnin'. (Keep on runnin'.)
Keep on hidin'. (Keep on hidin'.)
Keep on runnin' away. (It's okay, it's alright, it's okay.)
It's alright, it's okay
And if it makes you want to jump and shout, go ahead
Keep on runnin'. (Keep on runnin'.)
Keep on hidin'. (Keep on hidin'.)
Keep on runnin' away
It's okay

Cruisin' with my baby
I think we might just maybe
I find some backseat rhythm and blues
Radio, I said now down we go
Oooh, baby, down we go

Keep on runnin'. (Keep on runnin'.)
Keep on hidin'. (Keep on hidin'.)
Keep on runnin' away
It's okay

(Guitar solo)

Keep on runnin'. (Keep on runnin'.)
Keep on hidin'. (Keep on hidi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-in'.)
Keep on runnin' away
It's alright, it's okay
And if it makes you want to jump and shout, go ahead
Keep on runnin'. (Keep on runnin'.)
Keep on hidin'. (Keep on hidin'.)
Keep on runnin' away
It's okay

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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Escape (1981)
Time 3 (1992)

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