Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Empty Hands, artist - John Mellencamp. Album song The Lonesome Jubilee, in the genre Иностранный рок
Date of issue: 31.12.2004
Record label: John Mellencamp
Song language: English
Empty Hands |
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 |