well you wonder why i always dress in black
why 'ya 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 owned
i wear the black for the poor and beaten down
livin in the hopeless hungry side of town
i wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
but there's cause he's a victim of the times...
but just so we're reminded of the ones who were held back
up front, there ought to be a man in black
well there's things that never will be right i know
and things that need changing every where 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 every day
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
