Journey - Separate Ways (worlds Apart) (- 1983) -

But the road changed things. Steve’s band started booking gigs further out, the van smelling of stale beer and ambition. Diane stayed behind, her world narrowing to the steady rhythm of her office job and the quiet of an empty apartment. The phone calls grew shorter, the silence between sentences heavier.

Steve watches her reach the corner. In his head, a synth line starts—aggressive, driving, like a heartbeat forced into a gallop. He feels the phantom weight of a microphone in his hand. He wants to tell her that even though they’re heading in different directions, the "true love" they shared isn't something you just delete like a bad recording. Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) (- 1983)

"Someday love will find you!" he yells, his voice cracking with a mix of desperation and rock-and-roll bravado. But the road changed things