Lyrics to
Wheel In The Sky

This version of Wheel In The Sky was released by Journey in 1978.

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Winter is here again oh Lord,
Haven’t been home in a year or more
I hope she holds on a little longer
Sent a letter on a long summer day
Made of silver, not of clay
I’ve been runnin’ down this dusty road

Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’
I don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’

I’ve been trying to make it home
Got to make it before too long
I can’t take this very much longer
I’m stranded in the sleet and rain
Don’t think I’m ever gonna make it home again
The mornin’ sun is risin’
It’s kissing the day

Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’
I don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow
Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’

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Journey has released many songs over the years besides Wheel In The Sky. Journey released songs from 1975 to 2005 spanning across albums like Journey, Look Into The Future, Next, Infinity, Evolution, Departure, Dream After Dream, Escape, Frontiers, Raised On Radio, Trial By Fire, Arrival, Red 13, and Generations. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Journey.

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About Lyrics and Wheel In The Sky by Journey

The lyrics to Wheel In The Sky are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Journey in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to Wheel In The Sky are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Journey and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Wheel In The Sky back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Wheel In The Sky by Journey in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Wheel In The Sky" means the words set to the music of Wheel In The Sky, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Journey. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Wheel In The Sky and the lyrics to Wheel In The Sky are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Journey who came here looking just for the lyrics to Wheel In The Sky, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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