Journey

Released: January 20, 1978

Songwriter: Steve Perry Ross Valory

Producer: Roy Thomas Baker

[Verse 1]
Did you ever stop to listen
To what you're missing, in the things you say
If you open up your eyes
Than you'll realize, what I say

[Chorus]
You can do what you want to
You can do if you try
You can do what you want to
You can do if you try

[Verse 2]
You take that golden rule
That you learned in school
And just throw it away
If you're well directed
Then you're protected, from the evil ways

[Chorus]
You can do what you want to
You can do if you try

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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