Empty armsteresa brewerwritten by ivory joe huntercharted at # 13 in 1957 and covered writer hunter's version (my empty arms) which attained only # 43country artist sonny james re-made it to # 93 on the pop chart in 1971.mm-mm-mmmm-mm-mmempty arms that long for youand they wait, they wait just for youand these arms will stay this waytill you return to them some dayeach lonely night i'll go to bedmm-my heart the pillow where you used to lay your headempty arms, but not for long'cause my man, he is comin' homeand when he, when he walks through that doorthese empty arms i'll have no moreyeah, these empty arms i'll have no more