a canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp stand out in this memory i revive because my daddy raised a family there with two hard working hands and tried 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