Hungry Eyes-Merle Haggard

[ti:Hungry Eyes] [ar:Merle Haggard] [al:Merle Haggard - 16 Biggest Hit] [offset:0] [00:01.81]Hungry Eyes-Merle Haggard [00:10.11]A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp [00:19.41]Stand out in this memory I revived; [00:28.90]Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands [00:38.58]And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes. [00:48.03]He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong [00:57.46]And us kids were just to young to realize [01:07.13]That another class of people put us somewhere just below; [01:16.67]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes. [01:25.25]Mama never had the luxuries she wanted [01:35.47]But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try. [01:45.09]She only wanted things she really needed; [01:54.75]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes. [02:04.12]I remember daddy praying for a better way of life [02:14.09]But I don't recall a change of any size; [02:23.52]Just a little loss of courage, as their age began to show [02:32.96]And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes. [02:41.96]Mama never had the luxuries she wanted [02:52.01]But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try. [03:01.81]She only wanted things she really needed; [03:11.19]One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes. [03:19.56]Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes.