Lyrics:

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

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

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

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

Some take the fame
And some take the blame
Maybe they will, and maybe they won't
Tonight...


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

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

Hungry years
They searched the hungry years
Rock and roll guitars