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I was staring at the sky just looking for a star
to pray on or wish on or something like that
I was having a sweet fix on a daydream of a boy
whose reality I knew was a hope less to be had
but then the dove of hope began its downward slope
and I believed for a moment that my chances were approaching to be grabbed
but as it came down near so did a weary tear
I thought it was a bird
but it was just a paper bag
hunger hurts
and I want him so bad oh it kills
cuz I know I'm a mess he don't want to clean up
I've got to fold
cuz these hands are too shaky to hold
hunger hurts, but starving works
when it costs too much to love
I went crazy again today
looking for a strand to climb, looking for a little hope
baby said he couldn't stay, wouldn't put his lips to mine
a fail to kiss is a fail to cope
and I said "Honey, I don't feel so good, don't feel justified
come on put a little love here in my void"
He said "It's all in your head,"
and I said, "So's everything."
but he didn't get it
I thought he was a man but he was just a little boy
hunger hurts
and I want him so bad oh it kills
cuz I know I'm a mess he don't wanna clean up
I've got to fold cuz these hands are too shaky to hold
hunger hurts but starving works
when it costs too much to love.
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