#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:19:47 -0600 From: BMackay@ILSCO.com Subject: Hungry Eyes by Merle Haggard MERLE HAGGARD -- HUNGRY EYES Written by Merle Haggard - Tree Pub. Co. Inc. / CBS Music Group (BMI), 1968? Original single released in 1969. Submitted by Bruce Mackay C F C A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp C G D G Stand out in this memory I revived; C F C Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands C G C And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes. C F C He dreamed of something better, and my mama's faith was strong C G D G And us kids were just to young to realize C F C That another class of people put us somewhere just below; C G C One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes. CHORUS: C F C C Mama never had the luxuries she wanted C F C C But it wasn't cause my daddy didn't try. C F C C She only wanted things she really needed; C G C C One more reason for my mama's hungry eyes. C F C I remember daddy praying for a better way of life C G D G But I don't recall a change of any size; C F C Just a little loss of courage, as their age began to show C G C And more sadness in my mama's hungry eyes. REPEAT CHORUS OUTRO: |C |G |C C G F |C G C - | Oh, I still recall my mama's hungry eyes. [stop]