EMPTY POCKETS
[Verse 1]
I got these empty pockets, baby,
Where your sweet love used to live.
Used to wake up to your heartbeat,
Now I don’t know what to give.
Time just flew — yeah, left me behind,
Sittin’ here, cryin’ in the quiet.
No goodbye, no last kiss —
Just a heart that don’t know how to quit.
[Refrain]
Mmm, I got empty pockets,
Ain’t got gold, ain’t got green, ain’t got a clue.
Yeah, I got empty pockets,
But baby, I’m still full of you.
[Verse 2]
Ain’t no pictures on the wall,
Just that old clock tickin’ slow.
I keep askin’ that mirror,
“Hey man, where’d she go?”
It don’t talk back —
Just fogs up when I breathe,
And hums that same sad song
You used to sing to me.
[Refrain]
I got empty pockets,
Ain’t got nothin’ I can do.
Oh, I got empty pockets,
But this heart’s still full of you.
[Bridge]
I tried to write you letters,
But baby, my hands shook too much.
I set fire to your memory,
But that fire still burns my touch.
Lord, I’m empty, I’m tired, I’m through —
But somehow, I’m still carryin’ you.
[Final Chorus]
Yeah, I got empty, empty pockets,
No luck, no plans, no breakthrough.
I got empty pockets,
But this fool’s still full of you.
Said I got nothin’ in my hands,
But your name’s in every room.
Oh, I got empty pockets...
But I’m still, I’m still full of you.
[Outro – whispered, broken]
Baby... yeah, I’m still full of you...
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