Randall T. Wright - The Hunger Lyrics

I'm looking at the journals that I've kept for many years
I see sketches from a troubadour who once had a music career
There's a verse from '81 about a young lady's wild goose chase
Lord, I tried so hard to find love in a fruitless place
I found a list of all my dreams and goals
Many of them still undone
Many stories still untold
"You should keep singing," says my daughter
"Enough of that," says her father
I need to take back what is mine
I want my voice to be heard again
I'm gonna give it another try
Unleash the music in my soul
This love will never die
There's a hunger in my soul
It's telling me to keep holding on
I have unfinished business
I know someone will like these songs
There's a voice in my head
That keeps telling me no one's gonna care
But my story isn't over
I still have things that I want to share
Heard Kristofferson on the World Cafe today
"To Beat the Devil" is the song that they played
It brought me back to the joy I felt
All those years ago
Writing songs
Playing shows
Oh, music was my home
I stopped because of a heartless man
I gave him all that I had
And let him change my plans
I gave up something I adored
Now I must rewrite the score
I'm kicking down all the doors
That the devil told me to ignore
There's a hunger in my soul
It's telling me to keep holding on
I have unfinished business
I know someone will like these songs
There's a voice in my head
That keeps telling me no one's gonna care
But my story isn't over
I still have things that I want to share
My story isn't over
I still have things that I want to share
It's time to give it another go
Down on Music Row
It's been in the back of my mind for a long time
I've redefined my measure of success
The devil doesn't own my voice
Anymore
There's a hunger in my soul
It's telling me to keep holding on
I have unfinished business
I know someone will like these songs
There's a voice in my head
That keeps telling me no one's gonna care
But my story isn't over
I still have things that I want to share
My story isn't over
I still have things that I want to share
I'm looking at the journals that I've kept for many years
I see sketches from a troubadour who once had a music career