Empty Hands Lyrics - John Mellencamp

Mellencamp John Cougar 

The Lonesome Jubilee 

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 

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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 

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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