Mama's Hungry Eyes

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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. 


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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. 
 
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