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Artist/Band: Conway Twitty
Lyrics for Song: Hungry Eyes
Lyrics for Album: 40 Great Hits [Platinum Disc] [2003]



(Merle Haggard)



A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp

Stands out in this mem'ry I revive

'Cause my daddy raised a family there

With two hard working hands.



To try to feed my mama's hungry eyes

He dreamed of something better

And my mama's faith was strong

And us kids were just too young to realize.



That another class of people

Put us somewhere just below

One more reason for my mama's

Hungry eyes.



Mama 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 mama'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 mama's hungry eyes.



Mama 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 mama's hungry eyes.



Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes...


Album Lyrics: 40 Great Hits [Platinum Disc] [2003]


Conway Twitty
"40 Great Hits [Platinum Disc] [2003]"


1. Hungry Eyes
2. Mama Tried
3. Okie from Muskogee
4. Sing Me Back Home