Mama's Hungry Eyes-Merle Haggard

[ti:Mama's Hungry Eyes] [ar:Merle Haggard] [al:I Think I'll Stay Here and Drink] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mama's Hungry Eyes - Merle Haggard (梅尔·哈格德) [00:11.62]A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp [00:20.14] [00:22.26]Stand out in this memory I revived; [00:28.18] [00:32.93]Cause my daddy raised a family there [00:36.93] [00:39.52]With two hard working hands [00:42.19] [00:44.33]And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes [00:50.78] [00:56.17]He dreamed of something better [00:58.52] [01:02.21]And my mama's faith was strong [01:04.18] [01:06.85]And us kids were just to young to realize [01:12.05] [01:16.84]That another class of people put us [01:22.68]Somewhere just below; [01:25.10] [01:27.69]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes [01:35.06] [01:37.32]Mama never had the luxuries she wanted [01:44.52] [01:48.71]But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try [01:54.70] [01:59.79]She only wanted things she really needed; [02:05.96] [02:10.32]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes [02:17.58] [02:20.93]I remember daddy praying for a better way of life [02:30.36] [02:32.53]But I don't recall a change of any size; [02:38.05] [02:42.53]Just a little loss of courage [02:46.03] [02:48.20]As their age began to show [02:51.77] [02:53.43]And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes [03:01.14] [03:03.24]Mama never had the luxuries she wanted [03:11.44] [03:14.42]But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try [03:21.12] [03:25.19]She only wanted things she really needed; [03:31.53] [03:35.91]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes [03:43.44] [03:46.15]Oh I still recall my mama's hungry eyes