We Are The People Lyrics - Mellencamp John Cougar

If you're feelin' shut down 

May my thoughts be with you 

If you're a Black man bein' beat down and shoved all around 

May my thoughts be with you 

If your world's gettin' a little too tough 

You know our thoughts are with you 

Hey, I know that it's crazy out there 

And my thoughts are with you 

CHORUS 

We are the people 

And we live forever 

We are the people 

And our future's written on the wind 

On the wind 

If you are one of the homeless 

May our thoughts be with you 

If you are scared and alone 

You know our thoughts are with you 

If you are one of the fortunate ones 

We all know it's lonely up there 

We understand that nobody's got it made 

So our thoughts are with you 

CHORUS 

You see yourself as a leader 

May my thoughts be with you 

If you try to divide and conquer 

We'll rise up against you 

We know only the strong will survive 

But the meek will inherit 

So if you've got a coat of arms, oh friend 

I suggest we wear it 

CHORUS 

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Empty Hands 

(John Mellencamp/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 

CHORUS 

Across the cities, across the land 

Through the valleys and across the sand 

Too 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 

CHORUS 

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