[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