Empty Hands-John Mellencamp

[ti:Empty Hands] [ar:John Mellencamp] [al:Chronicles] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Empty Hands - John Mellencamp [00:04.69]Written by：John Mellencamp/George Michael Green [00:09.38]In the shadows of the smokestacks [00:11.54] [00:13.46]Through the black snow that lay on the land [00:16.66] [00:17.59]Walked home one winter morning [00:20.88] [00:21.66]With my life's savings in my hand [00:24.53] [00:26.12]Maryanne she's fixin' up some breakfast [00:28.94] [00:30.02]Got the lights on on the Christmas tree [00:32.69] [00:34.13]Sittin' there lookin' up at an angel [00:36.92] [00:38.56]With something dyin' inside of me [00:41.22] [00:50.61]Grew up with great expectations [00:52.76] [00:54.50]Heard the promise and I knew the plan [00:57.53] [00:58.37]They say people get what they deserve [01:02.09]But Lord sometimes it's much worse than that [01:05.81] [01:07.07]Maryanne she's takin' in some laundry [01:09.62] [01:10.67]I got a part time job at a drive in stand [01:14.08] [01:15.14]Oh Lord what did I do [01:17.44] [01:19.10]To deserve these empty hands [01:22.26] [01:23.53]Across the cities across this land [01:30.29] [01:31.98]Through the valleys and across the sand [01:37.39] [01:39.13]To many people standin' in line [01:42.45] [01:43.26]Too many people with nothin' planned [01:46.74] [01:47.56]There's too many people with empty hands [01:52.05] [02:31.08]Now Maryanne's been cryin' [02:33.96] [02:35.85]Lord knows I love her the best I can [02:38.62] [02:39.81]When my pride is bruised and broken [02:43.02] [02:43.85]She slips her hand into my empty hands [02:47.01] [02:47.89]Without hope without love you've got nothing but pain [02:52.02]Just makes a man not give a damn [02:55.25] [02:56.03]That's no way for us to live [02:58.95] [03:00.07]We've got to fill these empty hands [03:04.01] [03:04.86]Across the cities across this land [03:11.44] [03:13.01]Through the valleys and across the sand [03:19.25] [03:20.18]Too many people standin' in line [03:23.92] [03:24.43]Too many people with nothin' planned [03:27.64] [03:28.50]There's too many people with empty hands