Hungry Eyes-Merle Haggard

[ti:Hungry Eyes] [ar:Merle Haggard] [al:Drink up and Be Somebody - The Great Songs of Merle Haggard] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Hungry Eyes - Merle Haggard (梅尔·哈格德) [00:09.49]A canvas covered cabin [00:13.06] [00:13.82]In a crowded labour camp [00:17.41] [00:18.55]Stand out in this memory I revived; [00:24.85] [00:27.53]Cause my daddy raised a family there [00:32.48]With two hard working hands [00:36.04] [00:37.19]And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes [00:43.79] [00:46.33]He dreamed of something better [00:50.55]And my mama's faith was strong [00:55.23]And us kids were just to young to realize [01:01.77] [01:04.37]That another class of people [01:08.40] [01:08.97]Put us somewhere just below; [01:13.60]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes [01:20.74] [01:22.31]Mama never had the luxuries she wanted [01:30.11] [01:32.10]But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try [01:39.19] [01:41.59]She only wanted things she really needed; [01:48.73] [01:50.38]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes [01:56.83] [01:59.35]I remember daddy praying for a better way of life [02:07.54] [02:08.55]But I don't recall a change of any size; [02:14.99] [02:17.67]Just a little loss of courage [02:21.30] [02:22.12]As their age began to show [02:25.75] [02:26.67]And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes [02:33.61] [02:35.26]Mama never had the luxuries she wanted [02:42.86] [02:44.90]But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try [02:52.36] [02:54.21]She only wanted things she really needed; [03:01.72] [03:02.97]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes [03:09.73] [03:11.77]Oh I still recall my mama's hungry eyes