Journey

Released: July 31, 1981

Songwriter: Neal Schon Steve Perry Jonathan Cain

Producer: Kevin Elson Mike Stone

Looking around for the feelin'
I love the rhythm and blues
The place was rockin' and reelin'
I thought I'd shake me loose
The band was pumpin' Motown
Lord how they could play
The girls a-started singin'
Rock the night away

By the midnight hour
They could have raised the dead
They were taking it higher
Higher, higher, higher, ringin' in my head

(Lay it down) Lay it down
(Lay it down) Oh yeah
(Lay it down) Lay it down
(Lay it down)

Whisky, wine and women
They get me through the night
I ain't looking for trouble
I ain't looking to fight
A little vertical persuasion
Would do me right
What I'm really needin'
A double shot tonight

By the midnight hour
We were on our way
She was taking it higher
Higher, higher, higher, I say
Ohh yeah

(Lay it down) Lay it down
(Lay it down) Oh yeah, yeah
(Lay it down) Lay it down
(Lay it down)

By the midnight hour
We were on our way
She was taking it higher
Higher, higher, higher, ohh yeah

(Lay it down) Lay it down
(Lay it down) Oh yeah, yeah
(Lay it down) Baby, lay it down
(Lay it down) Lay it down, oh yeah

(Lay it down) Lay it down
(Lay it down) Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Lay it down) Baby, lay it down
(Lay it down) Lay it down, oh yeah

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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