In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio had this to say:
“That song was written for the film Vision Quest that starred a very young Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino. We had been approached by Warner Bros. to include a song for the soundt...
You're a dancer
But you're dancing on air
Just a matter of time till you fall
You're a dreamer, one night at the fair
But still you want it all
You're in danger, the last of a line
But the vision lasts forever
So just hold on
You can make it happen for you
Reach for the stars and
You will fly
You're hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven, hungry for Heaven
But you need a little Hell
You're a runner
But you're chasing yourself
Feel a hot breath on your shoulder
Your emotion
Running cold, running warm
The young just getting older
We are sunlight
We can sparkle and shine and
Our dreams are what we're made of
Just hold on
You can make it happen for you
Reach for the stars and
You will fly
You're hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven, hungry for Heaven
But you need a little Hell
Hungry
You're hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven, hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven
You're hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven
So hungry for Heaven
You're hungry for Heaven
You're a dancer
But you're dancing on air
You're a dreamer, one night at the fair
You're hungry, hungry there for Heaven
You're a runner in the night
Just a dreamer, but that's alright
You're hungry, hungry for Heaven
Hungry, hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven, hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven was written by Dio & Jimmy Bain.
Hungry for Heaven was produced by Dio.
Dio released Hungry for Heaven on Tue Aug 13 1985.