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Journey: Don’t Stop believing

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

Don’t stop believing by Journey relates to the Holbrookes constantly taking another gamble at a better life and better opportunities. Whenever things get too bad at one place the Holbrookes would invest their hope into a new place.

When Mazie was attacked they left the mines to go to the farms for the possibility of a new future. On their way they were even warned that the conditions were not great for the tenant farming but still were willing to take the gamble. They’d leave their friends and Jim’s job and completely give a new job a try “paying anything to roll the dice just one more time”. They would shortly be unsatisfied again and decide to leave making me believe that they spent the rest of their lives “rolling the dice” and following any chance at success. However it never improved and often they seemed to be “born to sing the blues”. “It goes on and on and on” means they will continue taking chances at opportunities only to be disappointed again and again. “Don’t stop believing, Hold on to that feeling” means that they should take the shot and continue rolling the dice. By keeping hope they will never have to give up the “idea” of happiness. It’s always just a city, town, or job away.