Fiona Apple - Paper Bag lyrics (appropriated)

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
of a daydream of a girl
Whose reality i knew,
was a hopeless 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

*chorus*
Hunger hurts,
and I want her so bad, oh it kills
Cuz I know I'm a mess she don't wanna clean up
I got to fold cuz these hands are
too shaky to hold
hunger hurts,
but starving works
When it costs too much to love

And I went crazy again today,
Looking for a strand to climb
Looking for a little hope
Baby said she couldn't stay,
wouldn't put her lips to mine,
And a fail to kiss is a fail to cope
I said, "Honey, I don't feel so good,
don't feel justified
Come on put a little love here in my void"
She said "It's all in your head",
and I said "So's everything"
But she didn't get it
I thought she was a woman
But she was just a little girl

*chorus*
Hunger hurts,
and I want her so bad, oh it kills
Cuz I know I'm a mess she don't wanna clean up
I got to fold cuz these hands are
too shaky to hold
hunger hurts,
but starving works
When it costs too much to love

Hunger hurts,
but I want her so bad, oh it kills
Cuz I know I'm a mess she don't wanna clean up
I got to fold becuz these hands are just too shaky to hold
hunger hurts, but starving works
When it costs too much to love

Hunger hurts,
but i want her so bad oh it kills
Cuz i know i'm a mess she don't wanna clean up
i got to fold becuz these hands are just too shaky to hold
Hunger hurts,
but starving - it works,
When it cost too much to love.

great songs come from great inspiration

so i haven't been able to stop listening to fire in freetown by k'naan... and i just found out that the melody came from an ol somali song by Fatima Mandeeq. It was recorded in the early 80's... below k'naan song, then the mandeeq song check em out and enjoy: