Ring of Fire The Musical movie - The Man in Black lyrics

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Song by Johnny Cash<br /><br>

Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,<br>

Why you never see bright colors on my back,<br>

And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.<br>

Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.<br>

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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,<br>

Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,<br>

I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,<br>

But is there because he's a victim of the times.<br>

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I wear the black for those who never read,<br>

Or listened to the words that Jesus said,<br>

About the road to happiness through love and charity,<br>

Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me.<br>

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Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,<br>

In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,<br>

But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,<br>

Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black.<br>

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I wear it for the sick and lonely old,<br>

For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold,<br>

I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been,<br>

Each week we lose a hundred fine young men.<br>

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And, I wear it for the thousands who have died,<br>

Believen' that the Lord was on their side,<br>

I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,<br>

Believen' that we all were on their side.<br>

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

And things need changin' everywhere you go,<br>

But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,<br>

You'll never see me wear a suit of white.<br>

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Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day,<br>

And tell the world that everything's OK,<br>

But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,<br>

'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black<br>

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