Verse 1Empty Pockets Don't Make A ManI'll Get By Any Way I CanWith Another Lean Paycheck Coming At The End Of The WeekShe Wipes The Grease From My Calloused HandsIt's Dirty Work For An Honest ManShe's The Only Thing Keeping Me Standing On My FeetChorusThey Can Keep Their Shiny Silver And GoldCause I've Got A Precious Love To HoldWhen The Bank Runs Dry And The Lights Go DimThey Judge Me By What I EarnBut I'll Strike A Match And Watch It BurnBecause The Only Thing I Need Is Her Hand In My HandNo Empty Pockets, Don't Make A Man.Verse 2I Made Her Promises I Couldn't PayShe Just Says "Baby That's Ok".She Takes The Heaviness Right From My Troubled MindBecause Of Me Her Plans Went SouthI Chased The Whiskey With An Open MouthShe'd Be Smart Get Out And Leave Me Far Behind.ChorusThey Can Keep Their Shiny Silver And GoldCause I've Got A Precious Love To HoldWhen The Bank Runs Dry And The Lights Go DimThey Judge Me By What I EarnBut I'll Strike A Match And Watch It BurnBecause The Only Thing I Need Is Her Hand In My HandNo Empty Pockets, Don't Make A Man.BridgeThere Ain't No Fortune, Like Her Soft EmbraceAnd I'm A Wealthy Man, When I See Her Face.ChorusThey Can Keep Their Shiny Silver And GoldCause I've Got A Precious Love To HoldWhen The Bank Runs Dry And The Lights Go DimThey Judge Me By What I EarnBut I'll Strike A Match And Watch It BurnBecause The Only Thing I Need Is Her Hand In My HandNo Empty Pockets, Don't Make A Man.
