Man In Black
Johnny Cash
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Well, you Awonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors on my Bback
And Dwhy does my Aappearance seem to Dhave a sombre Atone
Well, there's a Breason for the things that I have E7on
I Awear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Living in the hopeless hungry side of Btown
I Dwear it for the Aprisoner who has Dlong paid for his Acrime
But is Bthere because he's a victim of the E7times
I Awear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus Bsaid
DAbout the road to happiAness through Dlove and chariAty
Why, you'd Bthink He's talking straight to you and E7me
Well, we're Adoing mighty fine I do suppose
In our streak of lightning cars and fancy Bclothes
But Djust so we're Areminded of the Dones who are held Aback
Up Bfront there ought to be a man in E7black
I Awear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them Bcold
I Dwear the black in Amourning for the Dlives that could have Abeen
Each Bweek we lose a hundred fine young E7men
And I Awear it for the thousands who have died
Believing that the Lord was on their Bside
I Dwear it for Aanother hundred Dthousand who have Adied
BBelieving that we all were on their E7side
Well, there's Athings that never will be right I know
And things need changing everywhere you Bgo
But Dtill we start to Amake a move to Dmake a few things Aright
You'll Bnever see me wear a suit of E7white
Oh, I'd Alove to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything's oB-kay
But I'll Dtry to carry Aoff a little Ddarkness on my bacAk
Till things are Bbrighter, E7I'm the man in Ablack