John Mellencamp - Empty Hands Lyrics
In the shadows of the smokestacksThrough the black snow, that lay on the landWalked home one winter morningWith my live savings in my handMaryanne, shes fixin up some breakfastGot the lights on, on the christmas treeSittin there, lookin up at an angelWith something dyin inside of meGrew up with great expectationsHeard the promise and I knew the planThey say people get what they deserveBut lord, sometimes its much worse than thatMaryanne, she takin in some laundryI got a part time job in a drive-in standOh lord, what did I doTo deserve these empty hands?Chorus:Across the citiesAcross this landThrough the valleysAnd across the sandToo many people standin in lineToo many people with nothin plannedTheres too many people withEmpty handsNow maryannes been cryinlord knows, I love her the best I canWhen my pride is bruised and brokenShe slips her hand into my empty handsWithout hope, without loveYouve got nothing but painJust makes a man not give a dammnThats no way for us to liveWeve got to fill these empty handsChorus:Across the citiesAcross this landThrough the valleysAnd across the sandToo many people standin in lineToo many people with nothin plannedTheres too many people withEmpty hands
