John Cougar Mellencamp Follow
Empty Hands lyrics
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
Part of these releases
-
-
- Track 7 on The Lonesome Jubilee
- 6 We Are the People
- 8 Hard Times for an Honest Man
Popular John Cougar Mellencamp Songs
- All the Best - Prine, John
- It Don't Scare Me None - Crane, Larry [Guita
- Bud's Theme - Germano, Lisa
- Little Children - Germano, Lisa
- Hold Me Like You Used to Do - Fisher, Dale
- Searchin' for the Perfect Girl - Austin, Bentley
- Cradle of the Interstate - Griffith, Nanci
- Falling from Grace - Crane, Larry
- Nothing's for Free - Crane, Larry [Guita
- Days Like These - Ian, Janis
- see all by John Cougar Mellencamp
Empty Hands Video
Comments on Empty Hands
Submit your thoughts
These comments are owned by whoever posted them. This lyrics site is not responsible for them in any way.
© to the lyrics most likely owned by either the publisher () or
the artist(s) (John Cougar Mellencamp) which produced the music or artwork. Details