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Composer: Green, George, John Mellencamp

John Mellencamp - Empty Hands lyrics



Written by: John Mellencamp and George Green

In the shadows of the smokestacks
Through the black snow that lay on the land
Walked home one winter morning
With my life's savings in my hand
Maryanne, she's fixin' up some breakfast
Got the lights on, on the Christmas tree
Sittin' there lookin' up at an angel
With something dyin' inside of me

Grew up with great expectations
Heard the promise and I knew the plan
They say people get what they deserve
But Lord, sometimes it's much worse than that
Maryanne she's takin' in some laundry
I got a part-time job at a drive-in stand
Oh Lord, what did I do
To deserve these empty hands

Across the cities, across this land
Through the valleys, and across the sand
To many people standin' in line
Too many people with nothin' planned
There's too many people with empty hands

Now Maryanne's been cryin'
Lord knows I love her the best I can
When my pride is bruised and broken
She slips her hand into my empty hands
Without hope, without love, you've got nothing but pain
Just makes a man not give a damn
That's no way for us to live
We've got to fill these empty hands
Songs list of album: The Lonesome Jubilee (1987)
         Title Rating
01    Paper in Fire lyrics Add lyrics   -
02    Down and Out in Paradise lyrics Add lyrics   -
03   Check It Out lyrics   -
04   The Real Life lyrics   -
05   Cherry Bomb lyrics   -
06    We Are the People lyrics Add lyrics   -
07   Empty Hands lyrics   -
08    Hard Times for an Honest Man lyrics Add lyrics   -
09   Hotdogs and Hamburgers lyrics   -
10   Rooty Toot Toot lyrics   -
 

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