@ALBUM: ESCAPE By JOURNEY, 1981 Transcribed by Frantic Freddy @SONG: DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere A singer in a smokey room, the smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on Chorus: Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlight people, living just to find emotion Hiding, somewhere in the night Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice, just one more time Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends, it goes on and on and on and on chorus (Solo) Don't stop believin', hold on to that feelin', streetlight people Don't stop believin', hold on, streetlight people Don't stop believin', hold on to that feelin', streetlight people... (to fade) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: STONE IN LOVE Those crazy night, I do remember in my youth I do recall, those were the best times, most of all In the heat with a blue jean girl, burnin' love comes once in a lifetime She found me singing by the railroad track Took me home, we danced by moonlight Chorus: Those summer nights are callin', stone in love Can't help myself, I'm fallin' stone in love Old dusty roads, led to the river, runnin' slow She pulled me down, and in clover we'd go 'round In the heat with a blue jean girl, burnin' love comes once in a lifetime Oh the memories never fade away, golden girl, I'll keep you forever chorus (Solo) chorus (Stone in love) (repeats out) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: WHO'S CRYING NOW It's been a mystery, and still they try to see Why somethin' good can hurt so bad Caught on a one-way street, the taste of bittersweet Love will survive somehow, some way Chorus: One love feeds the fire, one heart burns desire, I wonder who's cryin' now Two hearts born to run, who'll be the lonely one, I wonder who's cryin' now So many stormy nights, so many wrong or rights Neither could change their headstrong ways And in a lover's rage, they tore another page The fightin' is worth the love they save chorus Only so many tears you can cry 'til the heartache is over, and now you can say your love will never die chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: KEEP ON RUNNIN' Workin' in the city, this town's got no pity, bossman 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 You're squeezin' me too tight, it's Friday night Let's run tonight, till the morning light Chorus: Keep on runnin', keep on hidin', keep on runnin' away It's okay, it's alright, it's okay, it's alright And if it makes you want to jump and shout, go ahead! Keep on runnin', keep on hidin', keep on runnin' away, it's okay Cruisin' with my baby, think we just might maybe Find some back seat rhythm and blues, radio I said down we go, ooh baby down we go Keep on runnin', keep on hidin', keep on runnin' away, it's okay (Solo) chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: STILL THEY RIDE Jesse rides through the night, under the Main Street light, ridin' slow This ol' town ain't the same, now nobody knows his name Times have changed, still he rides Traffic lights, keepin' time, leading the wild and restless through the night Chorus: Still they ride, on wheels of fire, they rule the night Still they ride, the strong will survive, chasing thunder Spinning 'round in a spell, it's hard to leave this carousel 'Round and 'round and 'round and 'round Still they ride, on wheels of fire, they rule the night (Solo) chorus - through the night ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: ESCAPE He's just a young boy out of school, livin' his world like he wants to They're makin' laws, but they don't understand, turns a boy into a fightin' man They won't take me, they won't break me No one could tell him what to do, had to learn everything the hard way He's on the street, breakin' all the rules I'm tellin' you that he's nobody's fool, no They won't take me, they won't break me Now he's leavin', gettin' out from the masquerade, oh gotta go (Solo) I'm finally out in the clear and I'm free, I've got dreams I'm livin' for I'm movin' on where they'll never find me, rollin' on to anywhere I'll break away, yes I'm on my way, leavin' today, yes I'm on my way Just when you think you had it all figured out Runnin' scared can change your mind I never knew I had so much to give, how hard times can fool ya' Oh I'm okay, I'm alright, feelin' good out on your own I'll break away, I'll break away tonight, I've got dreams I'm livin' for I'll break away, yes I'm on my way I'm leavin', leavin' today, yes I'm on my way This is my escape, yes I'm on my way, I'll break away, yes I'm on my way ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: LAY IT DOWN Lookin' 'round for a 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 singing, rock the night away By the midnight hour, they could've raised the dead They were takin' it higher, higher, higher, higher, ringin' in my head Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down, lay it down Whisky, wine and women, they get me through the night I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't lookin' to fight A little vertical persuasion would do me right What I'm really needin', ah, double shot tonight By the midnight hour, we were on our way She was takin' it higher, higher, higher, higher, then I heard her say Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down, lay it down (Solo) By the midnight hour, we were on our way She was takin' it higher, higher, higher, higher, then I heard her say Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down, lay it down ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: DEAD OR ALIVE A double secret agent, and he was paid to kill With cold steel magnum force, is how the man possessed the skill He shot a man in Paris, he did a job in L.A. And if the price was right, he'd surely take your life away Wanted, wanted Chorus: Wanted, dead or alive, blood for money, money Assault, homicide, blood for money, money, money, money Oh yeah, wanted He drove a Maserati, lived up in the hills A cat with nine lives that's gone too far to feel the chill He never thought it'd happen, it was his last mistake 'Cause he was gunned down by a heartless woman's .38 (Solo) chorus - money, money ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: MOTHER, FATHER She sits alone, an empty stare, a mother's face she wears Where did she go wrong, the fight is gone, Lord help this broken home Hey mother, father, sister, hey, come back, tryin', believin' Hey mother, father, dreamer Chorus: Don't you know that I'm alive for you, I'm your seventh son And when lightnin' strikes the family, have faith, believe With dreams he tried, lost his pride, he drinks his life away One photograph, in broken glass, it should not end this way Through bitter tears and wounded years, those lies of blood were strong So much to say, those yesterdays, so now don't you turn away Hey mother, father, sister, hey, come back, tryin', believin' Hey mother, father, dreamer chorus (Solo) chorus Have faith, believe, believe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @SONG: OPEN ARMS Lying beside you, here in the dark, feeling your heart beat with mine Softly you whisper, you're so sincere, how could our love be so blind We sailed on together, we drifted apart, and here you are by my side Chorus: So now I come to you with open arms, nothing to hide, believe what I say So here I am with open arms, hoping you'll see what your love means to me Open arms Living without you, living alone, this empty house seems to cold Wanting to hold you, wanting you near, how much I wanted you home But now that you've come back, turned night into day, I need you to stay chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------