We lift verified lines from Journey’s classic and remove one piece. Four candidates try the slot. Only one is identical to what was sung on tape. Your job is to restore the line and move on. Works for every part the same way.
Use a plain checklist: meter → vowel shape → rhyme hit→ scene. If syllables crowd the measure, reject. If the vowel fights the note length, reject. If the last word refuses to seal the rhyme, reject. Trains, lights, small-town to big-dream—keep that image intact.
Near wins will tempt you: classy wording, number tweaks, tidy punctuation swaps, and geography that bends the map. Choose the fragment that locks into the groove.
[C] goin' anywhere | Mirrored journeys suggest fate. Same vehicle, same uncertainty, different starting points converging toward shared destiny makes coincidence feel cosmically ordained.
2/20
Workin' hard to get my _____?
[B] fill | "Fill" suggests appetite beyond survival. Not just eating but feasting, claiming abundance rather than accepting scraps from life's table.
3/20
Born and raised in _____ Detroit?
[A] south | Geographic impossibility turned cultural touchstone. Windsor, Canada sits south, but "Detroit" sings with industrial grit that defines American rock mythology.
4/20
Oh the _____ never ends, it goes on and on and on and on?
[D] movie | Circular structure creates infinite loop. Ending where you started suggests life's patterns repeat until someone breaks the cycle.
5/20
Payin' anything to roll the dice just _____?
[B] one more time | Gambling addiction becomes life philosophy. "One more time" captures eternal optimism, that next roll changes everything despite statistical evidence.
6/20
Some were born to _____ the blues?
[A] sing | Musical destiny as genetic code. Blues birthright suggests some souls arrive pre-tuned to minor keys, making sadness artistry not pathology.
7/20
Everybody _____ a thrill?
[C] wants | Thrills unite across class lines. CEOs and cashiers equally crave adrenaline spikes, making excitement democracy's most honest expression.
8/20
A smell of wine and _____?
[B] cheap perfume | Working-class romance needs authentic details. Cheap perfume suggests effort despite budget, making characters relatable rather than aspirational or pitiful.
9/20
Just a city _____?
[A] boy | Parallel structure creates narrative balance. Two protagonists from opposite worlds heading toward possibility becomes the ultimate meet-cute setup audiences crave.
10/20
Just a small town _____?
[C] girl | Opening with a character sketch, Journey crafted instant empathy. Small towns symbolize dreams bigger than zip codes, making listeners feel personally addressed.
11/20
It goes _____ and on?
[B] on and on and on | Hypnotic repetition mimics life's cycles. Four "ons" create mathematical perfection while suggesting infinity through simplicity rather than complexity.
12/20
A _____ in a smokey room?
[D] singer | Scene-setting through sensory details. Smoke signals dive bars before regulations, placing listeners in pre-digital spaces where stories actually happened.
13/20
Strangers waiting _____ the boulevard?
[A] up and down | Boulevard walking defines nightlife rituals. Vertical movement suggests restless energy, endless possibility, and that specific aimless purpose of being seen.
14/20
Some will _____ some will lose?
[C] win | Honest acknowledgment builds credibility. Not everyone gets happy endings, making the hope feel earned rather than manufactured or naive.
15/20
Streetlight people livin' just to find _____?
[D] emotion | Emotion as currency revolutionizes priorities. These aren't failures but philosophers choosing feeling over security, experience over stability.
[D] night | Temporary connection offers permanent memory. "Share" implies mutual consent and equality, revolutionary for 1981 power ballad dynamics.
18/20
Livin' in a _____ world?
[D] lonely | Universal isolation resonates across demographics. The phrase captures that peculiar urban solitude where millions surround you yet connection feels impossibly distant.
19/20
She took the _____ goin' anywhere?
[B] midnight train | Trains symbolize escape in American mythology. Choosing "anywhere" over specific destinations makes every listener's personal escape fantasy equally valid.
20/20
Their shadows _____ in the night?
[C] searching | Shadows become metaphysical seekers. Night searching implies both literal club-hopping and existential questing for meaning beyond daylight responsibilities.