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 Hback
And Dwhy does my Aappearance seem to Dhave a sombre Atone
Well, there's a Hreason 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 Htown
I Dwear it for the Aprisoner who has Dlong paid for his Acrime
But is Hthere 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 Hsaid
DAbout the road to happiAness through Dlove and chariAty
Why, you'd Hthink 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 Hclothes
But Djust so we're Areminded of the Dones who are held Aback
Up Hfront 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 Hcold
I Dwear the black in Amourning for the Dlives that could have Abeen
Each Hweek we lose a hundred fine young E7men
And I Awear it for the thousands who have died
Believing that the Lord was on their Hside
I Dwear it for Aanother hundred Dthousand who have Adied
HBelieving that we all were on their E7side
Well, there's Athings that never will be right I know
And things need changing everywhere you Hgo
But Dtill we start to Amake a move to Dmake a few things Aright
You'll Hnever see me wear a suit of E7white
Oh, I'd Alove to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything's oH-kay
But I'll Dtry to carry Aoff a little Ddarkness on my bacAk
Till things are Hbrighter, E7I'm the man in Ablack