Johnny Cash – Man In Black (Guitar)

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Well, you wonder why I always dress in black

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Why you never see bright colors on my back

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And why does my appearance seem to have a sombre tone

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Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on

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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down

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Living in the hopeless hungry side of town

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I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime

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But is there because he's a victim of the times

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I wear the black for those who've never read

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Or listened to the words that Jesus said

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About the road to happiness through love and charity

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Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me

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Well, we're doing mighty fine I do suppose

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In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes

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But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back

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Up front there ought to be a man in black

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I wear it for the sick and lonely old

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For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold

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I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been

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Each week we lose a hundred fine young men

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And I wear it for the thousands who have died

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Believing that the Lord was on their side

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I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died

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Believing that we all were on their side

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Well, there's things that never will be right I know

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And things need changing everywhere you go

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But till we start to make a move to make a few things right

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You'll never see me wear a suit of white

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Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day

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And tell the world that everything's o-kay

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But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back

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Till things are brighter, I'm the man in black