Hungry Eyes

HUNGRY EYES by Merle Haggard

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp

Stand out in this memory I revived

Cause my daddy raised a family there,with two hard working hands

And tried to feed my mammas hungry eyes

He dreamed of something better and my mamma's faith was strong

And us kids were just to young to realize

That another class of people put us somewhere down below

One more reason for my mamma's hungry eyes

Mamma never had the luxuries she wanted

but it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try

she only wanted things she really needed

One more reason for my mamma's hungry eyes

I remember daddy praying for a better way of life

But I don't recall a change of any size

Just a little loss of courage,as their age began to show

And more sadness in my mamma's hungry eyes

Mamma never had the luxuries she wanted

But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try

She only wanted things she really needed

One more reason for my mamma's hungry eyes

I can still recall my mamma's hungry eyes