Hungry Years

[Verse 1]

They came down from the north

To the fire, they were scorched

In the footsteps of a man who'd been before

Right up from the streets

In the ranks of unemployed

Then everything's a game but not to lose

[Chorus]

They searched the hungry years

For the triumph, for the tears

It's a chance they had to take

They were waiting for a break

They searched the hungry years

For the triumph, for the tears

Some make it to the stars

Playing rock and roll guitars

[Verse 2]

They ran into the lights

Into the news, into the fights

The system's trying to change and understand them

The business world is deep

For a percentage of the heat

There was magic in their eyes

They couldn't see the lies

[Chorus]

They searched the hungry years

For the triumph, for the tears

It's a chance they had to take

They were waiting for a break

They searched the hungry years

For the triumph, for the tears

Some make it to the stars

Playing rock and roll guitars

[Bridge]

Some take the fame

And some take the blame

Maybe they will, and maybe they won't

Tonight...

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

You know the world's another stage

Full of heartache, full of rage

The system's trying to change and understand it

But the business runs deep

For a percentage of the meat

The magic in their eyes

We watched it slowly die

[Chorus]

They searched the hungry years

For the triumph, for the tears

It's a chance they had to take

They were waiting for a break

They searched the hungry years

For the triumph, for the tears

Some make it to the stars

Playing rock and roll guitars

Playing rock and roll guitars

[Outro]

Hungry years

They searched the hungry years

Rock and roll guitars