A canvas covered cabin
In a crowded labor camp
Stands out
In this memory
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