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Lyrics for Empty Hands by John Mellencamp:
| | | Artist: | John Mellencamp |
| | Album: | Unknown | | Track: | Empty Hands | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 80 | | | | 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
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