Merle Haggard - Mama's Hungry Eyes

By Mike Terrian - mike_terrian at yahoo.com

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A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp,
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Stand out in this memory I revived.
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Cause my daddy raised a family there with two hard workin hands,
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And tried to feed my mama's hungry eye's.


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He dreamed of something better and my mama's faith was strong,
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And us kids were just to young to realize.
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That another class of people put us somewhere just below,
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One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes.

Chorus:
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Mama never had the luxuries she wanted,
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But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try.
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She only wanted things she really needed,
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One more reason for my mama's hungry eye's.

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I remember daddy prayin for a better way of life,
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But I don't recall a change of any size.
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Just a little loss of courage as their age began to show,
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And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes.

Sing Chorus