PACIFIC CHORALE'S BIG SING FOR
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
RUBY JUBILEE
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’
Originally by Journey (1981) • Choral arrangement by Roger Emerson
🎤 Pick a Team!
🔵 ★ TEAM A sings all BLUE sections
🟠 ♪ TEAM B sings all ORANGE sections
⚫ EVERYONE sings all BLACK BOLD sections
🟣 ◆ OPTIONAL CROWD PARTS are for anyone who wants to join in
No music reading required. Just follow your color!
🟣 INTRO Crowd sings "Dah Dah Dah Dah..."
🔵 ★ Team A:
Dah --- Dah Dah Dah --- Dah Dah Dah
🟠 ♪ Team B:
Dah --- Dah Dah Dah --- Dah Dah Dah
◆ Continue the "Dah Dahs" until the verse begins.
VERSE 1 ◆ Continue the "Dah Dahs" or sing along with your team!
🔵 ★ TEAM A
Just a small-town girl,
Livin' in a lonely world.
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere.
🟠 ♪ TEAM B
Just a city boy,
Born and raised in south Detroit.
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere.
🎸 GUITAR RIFF - 🟣 Crowd ◆ Anyone who wants can continue the "Dah Dahs" or clap along!
🔵 ★ TEAM A
A singer in a smoky room,
The smell of wine and cheap perfume.
🟠 ♪ TEAM B
For a smile they can share the night.
It goes on and on and on and on.
BRIDGE
🔵 ★ TEAM A
Strangers waiting,
Up and down the boulevard,
Their shadows searching in the night.
🟠 ♪ TEAM B
Streetlight people,
Living just to find emotion,
Hiding somewhere in the night.
🟣Crowd ◆ Anyone who wants can continue the "Dah Dahs" or clap along!
VERSE 2
🔵 ★ TEAM A
Workin' hard to get my fill.
Everybody wants a thrill.
Payin' anything to roll the dice just one more time.
🟠 ♪ TEAM B
Some will win, some will lose.
Some were born to sing the blues.
And, oh the movie- never ends;
It goes on and on and on and on.
BRIDGE
🔵 ★ TEAM A
Strangers waiting,
Up and down the boulevard,
Their shadows searching in the night.
🟠 ♪ TEAM B
Streetlight people,
Living just to find emotion,
Hiding somewhere in the night.
🎸 GUITAR SOLO 🟣 Crowd ◆ Anyone who wants can continue the "Dah Dahs" or clap along!
CHORUS
⚫ EVERYONE
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
HOLD ON TO THE FEELIN'
STREETLIGHT PEOPLE
DON'T STOP!
About This Song
Written in 1981 by members of the rock band Journey, this song tells a story of two hopeful strangers — one from a quiet small town, one from the big city — each searching for connection and something more out of life. Decades after its release, the song found a huge second life through television (including a memorable spot on Glee) and became one of the most beloved sing-along anthems in the world, heard everywhere from ballparks to wedding receptions.
“Don’t Stop Believin’” — Words and Music by Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain. Choral edition adapted for publication by Roger Emerson, based on the arrangement featured in the television series Glee. Published by Hal Leonard.
