Emptiest Arms in the World

(Merle Haggard)



I only call when I've had that one too many

And my lonely room goes spinning in a whirl

And tonight I couldn't even find my pillow

I've got the emptiest arms in the world.



I no longrer wear the gold band on my finger

And from time to time I find myself a girl

But when I realize that she's not who I'm holding

I've got the emptiest arms in the world.



Empty arms won't ever hold you close again

And these cheap hotels they're like a prison cell that keeps closin' in

And you alone can fill this lonely feelin'

Of the emptiest arms in the world.



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And you alone can fill this empty feelin'

Of the emptiest arms in the world.