Lyrics to
Hungry

This version of Hungry was released by Eric Clapton in 1976.

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Last night as I stepped into the stage lights,
I heard the people cry when they saw my face.
There’s nothing like our hearts beating in time.
The crowd may inspire, but you give me my strength.

Oh, hungry, I’m hungry, I’m hungry
For your sweet smile.
Lonely, I’m lonely, I’m lonely,
I need to hold you for a while.

I’ve been slipping into desperation;
You’re the only salvation that the Lord designed.
Your absence is controlling my defenses.
My life is senseless without you by my side.

Loose ladies on the road will drive you crazy.
Every “no” becomes a “maybe”, it never takes too long.
Missing you, I don’t know what I’m gonna do.
You don’t know what I’m going through; everything seems wrong.

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About Lyrics and Hungry by Eric Clapton

The lyrics to Hungry are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Eric Clapton in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Hungry are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Eric Clapton and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Hungry back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Hungry by Eric Clapton in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Hungry" means the words set to the music of Hungry, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Eric Clapton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Hungry and the lyrics to Hungry are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Eric Clapton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Hungry, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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