“Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'” was Journey’s first song to hit the Top 40 in the US. It appears on their 1979 album Evolution.
The song’s message is about the pain that love can cause. The story of “Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'” actually happened to its writer, Steve Perry. Perry watched through his...
[Verse 1]
You make me weep, and wanna die
Just when you said we'd try
Loving, touching, squeezing each other
When I'm alone all by myself
You're out with someone else
Loving, touching, squeezing each other
[Chorus 1]
You're tearing me apart
Every, every day
You're tearing me apart
Oh, what can I say?
You're tearing me apart
[Verse 2]
It won't be long, yes, 'til you're alone
When your lover, oh, he hasn't come home
'Cause he's loving, ooh, he's touching
He's squeezing another
[Chorus 2]
He's tearing you apart
Ooh, every, every day
He's tearing you apart
Oh, girl, what can you say?
Cause he's loving, touching another
[Outro]
Now it's your turn, girl, to cry
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Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ was written by Steve Perry.
Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.
Journey released Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ on Thu Apr 05 1979.