The Hunger

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They said in her younger days Her beauty was enough to drive men wild But the hunger in her body then Was not the hunger of some lonely child [Chorus] Like a butterfly in springtime Searching every field for lovin's sweetest rose The embrace of many strangers Still could not release her from the hold [Verse 2] In the backstreets and the bedrooms All she's found is disappointment's bitter weeds While the love that she's too often found Is not enough to satisfy her needs [Verse 3] She's older than the years she holds And aging fast with each day passing by On a downhill run to nowhere 'Cause the hunger never can be satisfied [Bridge] The reflection in her mirror's Not the image she remembers in her mind Her beauty has been eaten By the hunger and the acid winds of time [Verse 4] She has danced the tune her demons played And paid the piper dearly for his song Empty now of all the pride But still inside the hunger's just as strong [Verse 5] They said in her younger days Her beauty was enough to drive men wild But the hunger in her body then Was not the hunger of some lonely child [Chorus] Like a butterfly in springtime Searching every field for lovin's sweetest rose The embrace of many strangers Still could not release her from the hold