They came down from the north
To the plough they were scorched
In the footsteps of a man who´d been before
Right up from the street
Came the ranks of unemployed
They´d everything to gain but none to lose

They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
It´s a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock ´n´ roll guitars

They ran into the lights
Into the muse, into the fights
The system tried 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 triumphs, for the tears
It´s a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock ´n´ roll guitars

Some take the fame
And some take the blame
Maybe they will and maybe they won´t
Tonight...

Ya know the world´s another stage
Full of heartache full of rage
The system tried to change and understand them
But the business world is deep
For a percentage of the heat
The magic in their eyes
They watched it slowly die

They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
It´s a chance they had to take
They were waiting for a break
They searched the hungry years
For the triumphs, for the tears
Some make it to the stars
Playing rock ´n´ roll guitars

Playing rock ´n´ roll guitars
Woo-hoo-hoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hungry years
They´ve left the hungry years
Woo-hoo-hoo
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, hungry years
Rock ´n´ roll guitars in their hungry years