THE HUNGRY YEARS

- written by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
- duet recorded with Lee Hazlewood
- appears on NANCY SINATRA & LEE HAZLEWOOD: NANCY & LEE 3 (2004)

Lyrics

Boy we made it to the top
We went so high we couldn't stop
We climbed the ladder leading us nowhere
Two of us together
Building castles in the air
We spun so fast we couldn't tell
The gold ring from the carrousel
How could we know
The ride would turn out bad
Everything we wanted
Was everything we had

I miss the hungry years
(I miss the hungry years)
The once upon a time
(once upon a time)
The lovely long ago
(The lovely long ago)
We didn't have a dime
(We didn't have a dime)
Those days of me and you
(Those days of me and you)
We lost along the way
(We lost along the way)
How could I be so blind
(How could I be so blind)
Not to see the door
(Not to see the door)
Closing on the world
(Closing on the world)
I now hunger for
(I now hunger for)
Looking through my tears
(Looking through my tears)
I miss the hungry years
(I miss the hungry years)

We shared our daydreams
One by one
Making plans was so much fun
We set our goals
And reached the highest star
Things that we were after
Were much better from afar
And here we stand
Just me and you
With everything and nothing too
It wasn't worth the price
We had to pay
Baby take me home
Let's go back to yesterday

I miss the hungry years
(I miss the hungry years)
The once upon a time
(The once upon a time)
The lovely long ago
(The lovely long ago)
We didn't have a dime
(And we didn't have a dime)
Those days of me and you
(The days of me and you)
We lost along the way
(We lost along the way)
How could I be so blind
(How could I be so blind)
Not to see the door
(Not to see the door)
Closing on the world
(Closing on the world)
I now hunger for
(I now hunger for)
Looking through my tears
(Looking through my tears)
I miss the hungry years
(I miss)
I miss the hungry years
(The hungry years)