Better Off When I Was Hungry Merle Haggard

[Verse 1]
I read they're having rain in California
And Lord, I hope that you're not getting wet
That's the only way on Earth I have
For knowing how you're doing
When you left, you said you'd call, but you ain't yet

[Chorus]
And I think I was better off when I was hungry
And fighting off the wolves from our front door
But I wrote a song and it came on strong
And left you once too often
Now I think I was better off when I was hungry

[Verse 2]
My guitar brought us here from Beaumont, Texas
And I bought you everything your eyes could see
But a mansion couldn't hold you
With nobody's arms to warm you
I guess I gave you everything but me

[Chorus]
And I think I was better off when I was hungry
And fighting off the wolves from our front door
But I wrote a song and it came on strong
And left you once too often
I think I was better off when I was hungry