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Hunger For A Different Life

from Only One Life by peter zeldow

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This was a conscious effort to write something in the Stax/Volt, "Knock on Wood" tradition. I saw the phrase that became the song title in a blurb on the back of a long forgotten Sue Miller novel. I had never heard the phrase but, like all of us, I knew the feeling. The photograph is by Arnold Brower and used with permission. (www.arnoldbrower.com)

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He was working the night shift, He went to get a bite to eat
That's when he saw her in the streetlight, her price was hard to beat
So he walked up to her, threw himself at her feet

Chorus:
Hunger for a different life, he had the hunger for a different life
The hunger for a different life goes on

She was married to a no-count, It wasn't her first mistake
She was feeling kind of low down, she knew she had to make a break
When her neighbor put the moves on
It was all that she could take

Chorus

Bridge: Well we live our lives of quiet desperation
Yet we seem to leave our destinies to chance
If we're not gonna give in to temptation
What the hell's the point of going to the dance

So I deleted all your pictures, Left the dishes in the sink
Put the keys on the counter, Poured myself a drink
It was nothing you did, Give my love to the kid
I pushed myself to the brink

Chorus

credits

from Only One Life, released July 9, 2018
PZ: vox and acoustic guitar
Steve: electric guitar, bass, drums, organ

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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