Hungry Years

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 street
In the ranks of unemployed
Then everything became the hungry years
They searched the hungry years (*)
For the triumphs by the fears
There's a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs by the fears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock and roll guitars
They read under the lights (**)
To the jews and to the whites
The systems gonna change and understand them
The business world is deep
For a percentage of the heat
There was magic in the eyes
They couldn't see the lies
They watched it slowly die
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Some take the fame
And some take the blame
Maybe they will and maybe they won't
Tonight...
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