JOHN MELLENCAMP - Empty Hands lyrics

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In the shadows of the smokestacks<br>Through the black snow, that lay on the land<br>Walked home one winter morning<br>With my live savings in my hand<br>Maryanne, she´s fixin´ up some breakfast<br>Got the lights on, on the christmas tree<br>Sittin´ there, lookin´ up at an angel<br>With something dyin´ inside of me<br><br>Grew up with great expectations<br>Heard the promise and I knew the plan<br>They say people get what they deserve<br>But lord, sometimes it´s much worse than that<br>Maryanne, she takin´ in some laundry<br>I got a part time job in a drive-in stand<br>Oh lord, what did I do<br>To deserve these empty hands? <br><br>Chorus:<br>Across the cities<br>Across this land<br>Through the valleys<br>And across the sand<br>Too many people standin´ in line<br>Too many people with nothin´ planned<br>There´s too many people with<br>Empty hands<br><br>Now maryanne´s been cryin´<br>lord knows, I love her the best I can<br>When my pride is bruised and broken<br>She slips her hand into my empty hands<br>Without hope, without love<br>You´ve got nothing but pain<br>Just makes a man not give a dammn<br>That´s no way for us to live<br>We´ve got to fill these empty hands<br><br>Chorus:<br>Across the cities<br>Across this land<br>Through the valleys<br>And across the sand<br>Too many people standin´ in line<br>Too many people with nothin´ planned<br>There´s too many people with<br>Empty hands