Man In Black

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