One of my favorite new shows on air this fall is the Fox series “Glee”. I was hooked from the moment I saw the pilot released last spring. Who knew campy covers of pop songs and show tunes could find a place on broadcast tv?!? My favorite song that the Glee cast has covered is non other than the karaoke favorite, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”. You can watch the Glee cast sing it here:
While I love this song, I’ve been having some trouble with the lyrics…what exactly do they mean? I’ve asked several people to help me figure this out, and I’ve done numerous google searches, but I’ve come up with empty-handed. Here are the lyrics:
Just a small town girl
Living in a lonely world
She took the midnight train going anywhere
Just a city boy
Born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train going anywhere
A singer in a smoky room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on
{Refrain}
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
Paying 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
{Refrain}
Don’t stop believing
Hold on to that feeling
Streetlight people
Weird, right? What exactly are “streetlight people” and what do they have to do riding a train at night? And what are we supposed to be “believin’”??? Someone please explain it to me! My sister’s theory is that these are the lost lyrics cut out of all of Journey’s other songs, while my husband thinks this may be one half of a two person conversation. While I feel these are both possibilities, I’m still skeptical…any thoughts?
We’re all lonely, whether from the city or country and all want meaningful relationships. But just because you’re in a mass of people on a street, or in a dim bar doesn’t mean your in a relationship. Some of us will succeed, some won’t. But don’t stop believing maybe you’ll find that relationship.
That’s my take and I’m stick’n to it.
That’s way too deep and insightful.