Journey- Hair Metal?

So from watching the performance of Don't Stop Believing by Journey. I feel like they may be on the edge of Rock and Roll and Hair Metal. Keep in mind that I have a very limited perspective on the history of all of this music. Dress wise, some of them seem like they could definitely be hair metal. Although this is a video of their performance in 2005, take note of the shirt of the singer… if you call that a shirt…

Now to the songwriting part: (honestly there's not much...)

Just a small town girl

Livin' in a lonely world<- this girl is looking for a partner, notice the repetition of L's here though, so far this looks like it may be the biggest lyrical accomplishment of the song

She took the midnight train

Goin' anywhere<- and she's VERY DESPERATE

Just a city boy

Born and raised in South Detroit<- hopeless, in search of hope

He took the midnight train

Goin' anywhere

A singer in a smokey room

A smell of wine and cheap perfume

For a smile they can share the night

It goes on and on and on and on<- the two find "dirty" (smokey, cheap, smell of wine) love

Strangers waiting

Up and down the boulevard

Their shadows searching

In the night

Streetlights, people

Livin' just to find emotion

Hidin' somewhere in the night<- this joint is desolate

Workin' hard to get my fill drinking?

Everybody wants a thrill addiction to: drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex?

Payin' anything to roll the dice GAMBLING

Just one more time

Some will win

Some will lose

Some were born to sing the blues the gambling doesn't really matter but they're stuck in a cyclical game that's draining their life

Oh, the movie never ends

It goes on and on and on and on

Strangers waiting

Up and down the boulevard

Their shadows searching

In the night

Streetlights, people

Livin' just to find emotion

Hidin' somewhere in the night

[Instrumental interlude]<- the entire song if you think about it

Don't stop believin'

Hold on to that feelin'

Streetlights, people

Don't stop believin'

Hold on

Streetlights, people

Don't stop believin'

Hold on to that feelin'

Streetlights, people

Honestly, not much to gain from this song except some good guitar playing at points… This was pretty disappointing once I revisited