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Downtown Hound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 09:45 PM
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Well you wonder why I always dress in black
Edited on Thu Dec-09-04 09:46 PM by Downtown Hound
Why you never see bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance
Seem to have a somber tone
Well there's a reason for the things that I have on
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Living in the hopeless, hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner, who has long paid for his crime
But is there because he's a victim of the times
I wear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
About the road to happiness
Through love and charity
Why you'd think he's talking straight to you and me
Oh we're doin' mighty fine I do suppose
In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
I thought there ought to be a Man in Black
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones who's bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in mourning
For the lives that could have been
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believing that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
Believing that we all were on their side
Oh, there's things that never will be right I know
And things need changing everywhere you go
But 'till we start to make a move to make a few things right
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow everyday
And tell the world that everything's okay
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
'till things are brighter
I'm the Man in Black.

-Johnny Cash
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ajacobson Donating Member (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 09:49 PM
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1. As fresh as today's headlines
His best song, in my humble opinion.
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Abelman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-09-04 10:22 PM
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2. *sniff*
Rest in Peace, Johnny.

:cry:
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